220-801 · Question #931
Which of the following connectors would terminate a POTS connection?
The correct answer is D. RJ-11. RJ-11 is the standard modular connector used to terminate POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) analog telephone lines in residential and small business environments.
Question
Which of the following connectors would terminate a POTS connection?
Options
- ABNC
- BF
- CRJ-45
- DRJ-11
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Why each option
RJ-11 is the standard modular connector used to terminate POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) analog telephone lines in residential and small business environments.
BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) is a coaxial cable connector used in RF, video, and legacy networking applications, not analog telephone lines.
The F-connector is a threaded coaxial connector used for cable television, satellite, and broadband coax connections, not POTS telephone lines.
RJ-45 is an 8-position modular connector used for Ethernet network cabling and is physically larger than RJ-11; it is not used to terminate POTS lines.
RJ-11 is a 6-position, 2-conductor (6P2C) modular connector that is the universal standard for connecting analog telephone equipment to the public switched telephone network (PSTN). POTS lines use the RJ-11 jack at every endpoint - from wall outlets to telephone handsets and analog modems. No other connector listed is associated with analog telephone wiring.
Concept tested: RJ-11 connector and POTS termination
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