TYPES OF CABLE
HERE ARE THE TYPES OF CABLE: 1. Twisted Pair Cable a .STP-Shielded Twisted Pair b. UTP-Unshielded Twisted Pair 2. Coaxial Cable 3. Fiber-optic Cable 1. Twisted-Pair-Cable It is the most common type of cable and have eight individual copper wires bundled together and covered with an insulating material. a. Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) picture source: https://5.imimg.com/data5/BS/UQ/MY-35673791/shielded-twisted-pair-cable-500x500.jpg Often used in 'noisy' environments where a shield of metallic foil is wrapped around each of the wire pairs, with an additional overall shielding to protect against excessive electromagnetic interference. b. Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) picture source: https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/foscoshopify/graphics/uploads/2011/01/UTP-Cable-Picture.jpg - Is the most common type form of twisted pair wiring and less expen