A technician wants to copy files from one server to another by connecting the servers directly. Which of the following cables should the technician install to achieve this?

A crossover cable rewires the transmit pins on one end to the receive pins on the other, enabling two same-type devices such as two servers to communicate directly without a switch or hub in between. Cat 5e supports speeds up to 1 Gbps, which is sufficient for direct file transfers in this scenario.

A straight-through cable connects a device to a switch or hub and does not swap the TX/RX pairs needed for a direct device-to-device link (absent auto-MDI/MDIX negotiation).

Single-mode fiber requires specialized SFP transceivers and is designed for long-distance runs, not simple direct server connections.

Multimode fiber also requires fiber-capable network adapters and transceivers, making it impractical for a basic direct server-to-server cable connection.