Cables Explained - An Infographic

ТЕCHPARJ CABLES EXPLAINED Untangling and deciphering the mess of wires and cables your computer uses can be complicated. Each cables transfer uses their own method to transfer information... so which cables do what? COAXIAL CABLE TYPE Copper conductor cable USE Used as a transmission line for radio frequencies. Coaxial cables can carry signals great distances and carry Internet connections via Ethernet cables. The makeup of a coaxial cable is divisive enough that it can be installed next to metal objects without risking power loss. (2 ETHERNET CABLE TYPE Connector cable. An Ethernet crossover cable connects computer equipment. eliminating the need for a network switch. USE To connect network devices. Ethernet cables are similar to a DSL phone line but have 8 pins in its socket, where a phone line typically has 4 or 6. Ethernet technology was developed by Xerox in the 1970s. A FIBRE OPTIC CABLE TYPE Glass fibres covered in plastic. Data is stored in light, instead of electromagnetic waves. USE Fibre optic cables are being.used more and more for TV and computer use.Why? The speed at which fiber optic cables transmit light is faster than any other cable technology. Some fiber optic cables are so thin that they are barely wider than a strand of hair. 4 PHONE LINE TWISTED TYPE Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) or twisted pair. Phone line technology is of course, used for land line phone service. but also for DSL and dial- up Internet service. Dial-up technology uses audible frequencies, while DSL Internet uses high- frequency signals so you can get online while using the phone. USE Phone numbers were first invented during a measles epidemic. Worried that the phone operators would fall ill, numbers instead of names were used. ТЕCHРARJ References: http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.ehow.com/ Disclaimer: This infographic is for non-commercial purposes and is purely editorial. Copyright 2014