Twisted cables are commonly referred to as what?

Twisted cables are commonly referred to as what?

• A. UTP/STP (shielded/unshielded)
• B. Coaxial
• C. Fiber
• D. Wireless

Answer: (A)

Twisted pair cables are a type of copper cabling where pairs of conductors are twisted together to reduce interference and crosstalk. The common forms are Unshielded Twisted Pair and Shielded Twisted Pair, abbreviated as UTP and STP. This is why twisted cables are referred to as UTP/STP. Coaxial, fiber, and wireless use different media—coaxial has a single conductor with shielding, fiber uses glass for light transmission, and wireless transmits signals through the air. For Ethernet LANs, UTP (like Cat5e/Cat6) is the most widely used.

Twisted pair cables are a type of copper cabling where pairs of conductors are twisted together to reduce interference and crosstalk. The common forms are Unshielded Twisted Pair and Shielded Twisted Pair, abbreviated as UTP and STP. This is why twisted cables are referred to as UTP/STP. Coaxial, fiber, and wireless use different media—coaxial has a single conductor with shielding, fiber uses glass for light transmission, and wireless transmits signals through the air. For Ethernet LANs, UTP (like Cat5e/Cat6) is the most widely used.