N10-005 · Question #894
Which of the following is rated for speeds over 800Mbps?
The correct answer is C. CAT6. CAT6 cabling is rated for up to 10 Gbps, which far exceeds 800 Mbps, while the other options are connectors or cables with lower maximum speeds.
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Which of the following is rated for speeds over 800Mbps?
Options
- ACoaxial
- BDB-9
- CCAT6
- DCAT5e
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(39 responses)- A5% (2)
- B3% (1)
- C90% (35)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
CAT6 cabling is rated for up to 10 Gbps, which far exceeds 800 Mbps, while the other options are connectors or cables with lower maximum speeds.
Coaxial cable is used for cable internet and TV signals and does not have a standardized Ethernet speed rating that reaches or exceeds 800 Mbps in typical LAN deployments.
DB-9 is a 9-pin serial connector used for RS-232 communications, which operates at very low speeds (typically under 1 Mbps) and is unrelated to high-speed Ethernet.
CAT6 (Category 6) cable operates at up to 250 MHz and supports speeds of 1 Gbps at 100 meters and up to 10 Gbps at distances up to 55 meters. This makes it definitively rated for speeds well above 800 Mbps, outperforming older cable categories in both speed and frequency headroom.
CAT5e supports up to 1 Gbps but is rated at 100 MHz, offering less headroom and performance than CAT6, and is considered the lower-tier option between the two.
Concept tested: CAT6 cable speed and frequency rating
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2003/cc736841(v=ws.10)
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