Sunday, July 12, 2009

Networking

Networking Cables :


Q1 .In CAT-5 cable which color paired wires meant for receiving data ?

Ans : Green color paired wires


Explanation : The paired wires in a CAT-5 cable are colored for a reason. Each color has specific meaning. The orange pair sends data, while the grean pair receives data.



Q2. In CAT-5 cable, each pair consists of a plain and striped wire of same color, In this pair striped wire is meant for which polarity ?


Ans : positive


Explanation : In CAT-5 cable, each pair consists of a plain and striped wire of same color. If a wire is striped, then this means that it s positive. If a wire is solid, then the wire is negative.


Ref : Head-first-networking