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Definition of computer cables and types of cables

Definition of computer cables and types of cables

Definition of computer cables : A cable is one or more wires which are covered in plastic that transmitter power or data between devices and computers. A cables is also known as cord, connector or plug. Data cables provides communication between devices for example DVD and HDMI, USB cables and Cat 5. A power cable is used for supply the power and electricity.

Types of cables : There are many types of cables used in computer science some of them are given below :
  1. Coaxial cable
  2. Twisted cable
  3. Optical cable

Coaxial cable : It is consist of a central copper wire surrounded by a copper mess. Coaxial cables are used for transmitting data at high rate. Coaxial tables are used by telephone companies to transmit data because cables handle up to 40000 telephone calls simultaneously. Coaxial cables group of specially wrapped and insulated wires.  

Twisted pair cable : A twisted pair cable consist of two bunch of thin copper wires, each bunch enclosed separably in a plastic insolence then twisted around each other. Twisted pair cable is also known as an-shielded twisted pair (UTP pairs).

Optical fibers : Optical fibers are hair thin threads of glass or plastic used as data transmission medium like copper wire. They transmitted light signals instead of electrical signals because light travel much faster then electricity optical fibers can transmit data at much higher speed then coaxial cables.optical fibers are made up of glass or plastic. Light wave are transmitted over the optical fibers.




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