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Networking Cable Cheat Sheet
Tangled up in cables? Whether you're wiring up an office, campus, your house or a data center, knowing your cables is essential for all networking admins. Choosing the right cable can be the difference between a stable network, or a troublesome mess. Knowing these differences will save you time, money, and frustration in both day-to-day work and in your largest networking projects.
This free Networking Cable Cheat Sheet breaks down the necessary knowledge you need for each type of cable, including fiber optics, coax, serial cables. The guide covers all the essentials you need for an on-the-job resource:
Use cases: When to use each type of cable
Composition: What's inside of those cables anyway?
Connectors: As if the different cable types weren't complicated enough… you should also know the different connectors as well.
Max distance: Snapshot of how long of a distance each cable type can move your data
Max throughput: Speed matters.
All the essential info you need to become a cable master is right here in this handy guide. Print it out, hang it up in the office, or save it to your desktop so it’s always close by.
Whether you're an aspiring networking guru or maybe you’re studying for the Network+, learning about the different cable types is critical to passing the exam. Follow it up with a solid Net+ training course and you'll be exam-ready in no time.
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