Title: Contrast unshielded twisted pair (UTP), shielded twisted pair (STP), and screened twisted pair (ScTP) cable.
Course: Telecommunications II (1006-II) > Section: Practicing Cabling and Splicing

Contrast should include

- the components of cable construction
- the purpose of each component of cable construction
- applications of each type of cable
- the various environmental ratings of twisted pair cabling
- applications for the common environmental rating of cabling.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why are shields and screens used in some twisted pair cable applications?
- What is the difference between the common environmental ratings (e.g., CM, CMR, CMP) of cables?
- Where is each type of cable used?