N10-005 · Question #396
Which of the following types of connectors is used with a CAT6 Ethernet cable?
The correct answer is A. RJ-45. CAT6 Ethernet cables use the RJ-45 connector, the standard 8-pin modular connector for all modern twisted-pair Ethernet cabling.
Question
Which of the following types of connectors is used with a CAT6 Ethernet cable?
Options
- ARJ-45
- BBNC
- CRJ-11
- DDB-9
How the community answered
(65 responses)- A91% (59)
- B3% (2)
- C5% (3)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
CAT6 Ethernet cables use the RJ-45 connector, the standard 8-pin modular connector for all modern twisted-pair Ethernet cabling.
RJ-45 is the standard 8-pin modular connector used with all twisted-pair Ethernet cables including CAT5, CAT5e, CAT6, and CAT6a. It supports the 8 conductors required for Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet signaling used by CAT6.
BNC (Bayonet Neill-Concelman) connectors are used with coaxial cable in older 10BASE2 Ethernet or video applications, not twisted-pair Ethernet.
RJ-11 is a 6-pin modular connector used for telephone and DSL lines, not Ethernet.
DB-9 (DE-9) is a 9-pin D-sub connector used for RS-232 serial communications, not Ethernet.
Concept tested: CAT6 cable and RJ-45 connector identification
Source: https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml
Topics
Community Discussion
No community discussion yet for this question.