Types of Network Cables and Their Uses in Computer Systems

Running head: NETWORK AND CABLING
Network and cabling
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Types of cables................................................................................................................................3
Coaxial Cable...............................................................................................................................3
Cat 3 UTP and STP......................................................................................................................4
Twisted pair cable........................................................................................................................4
Fiber Optic.......................................................................................................................................5
Wireless...........................................................................................................................................6
Synchronous connection..................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Networking is an important part for the communication through computer devices. The
computer communicate with its components with the help of network and cables. Installing
various types of cables in the computer system helps in enhancing the communication within the
components of the computers. This report deals with various types of network cables and the
uses in the computer systems. The use of cabling in the computer system have been discussed in
the report.
Types of cables
Coaxial Cable
Coaxial cables are braided grounded strands of wire that helps in providing shield and
noise immunity to the communication signals in the wire. The installation of the wire can be
costly. This cables uses connectors known as Bayonet Nut Connector (BNC) that is found in
various thickness sizes including Ethernet, thicknet and thinnet (Hurtado-de-Mendoza et al.,
2016). A coaxial cable is a sort of protected and protected copper wire which is for the most part
utilized as a part of different sorts of PC systems. It is chiefly utilized for conveying TV
administrations to expansive number of clients. A coaxial cable is basically utilized by different
suppliers of digital TV for extending its transmission line. The extending should be possible
from the branch or office of control to different private and business suppliers (King, Shoemaker
& LeBlanc, 2015). It primarily includes four parts to be specific a copper wire which works like
essential channel, a dielectric copper wire which at last encompasses the copper. After that there
is copper/aluminum sheath underneath the protector. This layer basically works for shielding the
sub layers from any sort of outside electromagnetic interface.

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Figure 1: Coaxial cable
(Source: Balubal et al., 2014)
Cat 3 UTP and STP
Category 3 UTP and STP refers to applications including voice or data. Cat 3 can be used
on a networks for cable segments into workstations. However, cat 3 is not applied for data
installations having its maximum bandwidth of 10 Mbps that can be exceeded by various LAN
technologies. However, category 5 UTP and STP include voice and data up to 100 Mbps. Cat 5
can be used as backbone that is restricted to 100 meters in length. However, it has been the most
common cabling used in the computer system (Jain et al., 2015)
Twisted pair cable
A twisted pair cable is chiefly made by putting two isolated protected wires in an
appropriate contorted example. In this each wire run parallel to each other which is utilized for
voice and information framework. Turned sort of match cabling is for the most part supportive
for maintaining a strategic distance from certain number of flag interference. There are
essentially two sort of contorted cable interface that is UTP (unshielded turned match) and STP
(protected bent combine). This two sort of wound combine which is chiefly utilized as a part of