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220-801 · Question #776

Which of the following has color codes that match on both ends (e.g. orange-white, orange, green- white, blue, blue-white, green, brown-white, brown)?

The correct answer is A. UTP straight-through. A UTP straight-through cable uses the same wiring standard (T568A or T568B) on both ends, so the color-coded pairs match identically at each connector.

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Question

Which of the following has color codes that match on both ends (e.g. orange-white, orange, green- white, blue, blue-white, green, brown-white, brown)?

Options

  • AUTP straight-through
  • BUTP crossover
  • CMulti-mode fiber
  • DSingle-mode fiber

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    95% (19)
  • B
    5% (1)

Why each option

A UTP straight-through cable uses the same wiring standard (T568A or T568B) on both ends, so the color-coded pairs match identically at each connector.

AUTP straight-throughCorrect

A straight-through cable is wired pin-to-pin with the same pinout on both ends, meaning each color-coded wire (e.g., orange-white on pin 1) appears on the same pin at both ends. This is used to connect unlike devices such as a PC to a switch, and the matching color sequence on both ends distinguishes it from a crossover cable.

BUTP crossover

A UTP crossover cable intentionally swaps transmit and receive pairs between ends, so the color codes do not match on both sides.

CMulti-mode fiber

Multi-mode fiber uses optical strands and has no copper color codes; connectors are identified by type (e.g., LC, SC), not wire colors.

DSingle-mode fiber

Single-mode fiber also uses optical strands and does not have copper wire color coding.

Concept tested: UTP straight-through cable wiring standard

Source: https://www.comptia.org/content/guides/what-is-a-network-cable

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#UTP cable#cable color codes#straight-through#Ethernet

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