220-801 · Question #840
Which of the following connectors is commonly used on a shielded twisted pair cable?
The correct answer is B. RJ-45. Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cables use RJ-45 connectors, the same 8-position modular connector used with standard UTP Ethernet cabling.
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Which of the following connectors is commonly used on a shielded twisted pair cable?
Options
- ABNC
- BRJ-45
- CF
- DHDMI
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- D3% (1)
Why each option
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cables use RJ-45 connectors, the same 8-position modular connector used with standard UTP Ethernet cabling.
BNC connectors are used with coaxial cable in older 10BASE2 (ThinNet) Ethernet installations, not with twisted pair cable.
RJ-45 (technically 8P8C) is the standard modular connector used to terminate both UTP and STP twisted pair cables in Ethernet networks. STP cables add metallic shielding around the twisted pairs to reduce electromagnetic interference but still use RJ-45 connectors to interface with network equipment.
F-type connectors are used with coaxial cable in cable television and satellite dish installations, not with twisted pair network cabling.
HDMI connectors are used for carrying high-definition audio and video signals between devices, not for data network cabling.
Concept tested: STP cable connector identification - RJ-45
Source: https://www.comptia.org/content/guides/what-is-a-network-cable
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