According to the Certblaster 2009 Comptia A+ CD practice exam the answer is Cat 6 cabling
Cat5E can also be used and is in use more than the expensive and hard to work with CAT6.
Cat-6
There are different types of gibabit Ethernet; the cabling can either be some kind of copper cable, usually UTP, or fiber optic.
The most popular cabling these days is Ethernet.
If you want greater speed, why not use gigabit ethernet? Just remember that all the devices and cabling must be capable of that speed or you won't actually see that speed.
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data can be transferred at a maximum rate of 1000 Mbps data transmission can be via UTP or fiber optic cabling
You would want to move to a Gigabit network. This will require a switch capable of Gigabit speeds, network cabling capable of Gigabit speeds (Cat 5e for example), and a network interface on a computer that is also Gigabit rated. Most modern switches are Gigabit rated (even inexpensive soho switches).
In order for you to achieve gigabit data rates, you need: * A gigabit Ethernet card (as you have) * A gigabit router * Cabling that is of correct length and quality to carry a gigabit signal. If these conditions are not met, the card will drop to the next available transfer rate.
· What sort of cabling is suitable for Fast Ethernet protocols?
Category 1,2 :Telephone cable Category 3 :Used for voice cabling and 10mb Ethernet Category 5 :Used for 10/100 mb Ethernet and works for voice as well. Category 5E: Extended category 5 cabling that helps to prevent cross talk, work for 10/100/1000 mb (or gigabit ethernet) Category 6 : Like Category 5E but with a larger gauge wire , used for cascading .
Ethernet cabling is cheap and fast enough for most purposes.
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