A maintenance worker accidently nicks a bundle of network cables routed to multiple wall jacks in a conference room. Only one of the cable's wires are severed. A technician is tasked with replacing the cable. Which of the following tools would the technician MOST likely use to identify which wall jack connects to the severed cable? answer Tone generator and probe Multimeter Loopback plug Cable stripper
Question
A maintenance worker accidently nicks a bundle of network cables routed to multiple wall jacks in a conference room. Only one of the cable's wires are severed. A technician is tasked with replacing the cable.
Which of the following tools would the technician MOST likely use to identify which wall jack connects to the severed cable?
answer
Tone generator and probe
Multimeter
Loopback plug
Cable stripper
Solution
The technician would most likely use a Tone generator and probe. This tool is used to identify individual wires within a bundle or group. The tone generator sends a signal down the wire and the probe is used at the other end to detect the signal. Therefore, it can be used to identify which wall jack connects to the severed cable.
A multimeter is used to measure electrical properties like voltage, current, or resistance, and wouldn't be as useful in this scenario.
A loopback plug is used for testing the ports of a computer network, which is not the issue in this case.
A cable stripper is used to remove the protective outer coating from a cable, which would be useful in replacing the cable but not in identifying which wall jack the cable connects to.
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