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N10-004 · Question #221

A technician claims to have crimped a patch cable according to the T568A standard on one end and T568B on the other. Which of the following results is to be expected?

The correct answer is C. There will be no proper data continuity; the standards utilize two different wiring diagrams. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

A technician claims to have crimped a patch cable according to the T568A standard on one end and T568B on the other. Which of the following results is to be expected?

Options

  • ASince only half the leads are used, the cable will only work at 100Mbps.
  • BThe cable will only work at a maximum of 100Mbps, since 1Gbps only works on T568B
  • CThere will be no proper data continuity; the standards utilize two different wiring diagrams.
  • DThe cable will only work at a maximum of 10Mbps, since 100/1000Mbps only works on T568B

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  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    9% (2)
  • C
    74% (17)
  • D
    13% (3)

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