You are reviewing basic networking with a new technician who

You are reviewing basic networking with a new technician who has just joined your department. What do you say is true about 10-Gigabit Ethernet?

A. It runs only on copper.

B. It runs only on fiber.

C. It runs only on copper or fiber.

D. It runs over two wires using unshielded twisted pair cabling.

Solution

C. 10-Gigabit Ethernet can run either on 10GBaseT copper wire or over fiber and is used primarily in WANs and in very-high-end LANs.