3.3.8 Practice Questions

Question: You need to terminate a Cat6 UTP cable with an RJ45 connector. Your organization’s IT policy states that all cable connectors must be wired according to TIA568B standards.

Drag the UTP wire on the left to the correct pin on the RJ45 connector on the right.

Answer: Pin 1

White with orange stripe

Pin 2

Solid orange

Pin 3

White with green stripe

Pin 4

Solid blue

Pin 5

White with blue stripe

Pin 6

Solid green

Pin 7

White with brown stripe

Pin 8

Solid brown

Question: Which of the following describes the point where the service provider’s responsibility to install and maintain wiring and equipment ends and the customer’s begins?

Answer: Demarc

Question:

Answer: Vertical cross connect

Question: Which recommendation should you follow while using 110 blocks for connecting Cat5 and higher data cables?

Answer: Keep wire pairs twisted up to within one half of an inch of the connector.

Question: Which of the following uses metal clips placed over plastic slots to connect individual copper wires?

Answer: 110 block

Question: You are preparing to attach wires in a 110 block. You want to connect the wires and trim off the excess at the same time.

Which of the following should you do? (Select two.)

Answer: Point the cut side of the tool towards the wire end.

Use a punch down tool with a notched blade.

Question: Which of the following terms identifies the wiring closet in the basement or ground floor that typically includes the demarcation point?

Answer: MDF

Question: Which of the following terminates individual wires from a 25-pair or 100-pair cable using female RJ45 ports?

Answer: Patch panel

Question: Which tool should you use to extend network services beyond the demarc?

Answer: Punch down tool

Question: You are making Ethernet drop cables using Cat5e cables and RJ45 connectors. You need to remove the plastic coating over the cable to expose the individual wires.

Which tool should you use?

Answer: Cable stripper