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OSA Summer 2023 Mock - Task 1, Assignment 2

  OSA Summer 2023 Mock – Task 1, Assignment 2     Equipment needed     Pictured is the equipment needed to create a Cat5e ethernet cable. The equipment includes:   Cable crimper/stripper tool   1m of Cat5 ethernet cable   2 RJ45 connectors   Modular cable tester     Strip the end from the cable     Use the cable stripper to strip ½ a finger’s length from the end of the cable. This will expose the wires from the cable’s casing.     Locate cable center     Bend the wires inside to reveal the center of the cable. It should be an obvious plastic column that runs down the cable.     Cut cable center     Use the cutting tool to cut the middle plastic center. Be careful not to cut any of the exposed wires.     Split wires apart     Twist the wires until they are all separated from each other.     Order the wires   Order the wires in this configuration for ...