CompTIA
N10-004 · Question #115
A technician is asked to run new cabling for an office that is 350 feet (107 meters) away from the networking equipment. The type of cable being run is CAT6. The technician purchases and installs a…
The correct answer is A. Install two CAT6 cables with a repeater. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A technician is asked to run new cabling for an office that is 350 feet (107 meters) away from the networking equipment. The type of cable being run is CAT6. The technician purchases and installs a 500 foot (152 meters) CAT6 cable, but after installation, notices a weak signal between the office and the networking equipment. Which of the following would have been the BEST to install instead of the CAT6 cable?
Options
- AInstall two CAT6 cables with a repeater.
- BInstall a 500 foot (152 meter) CAT5 cable.
- CInstall a 500 foot (152 meter) CAT5e cable.
- DInstall three CAT6 cables with a repeater.
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A79% (30)
- B3% (1)
- C11% (4)
- D8% (3)
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