Data cable

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A data cable is any media that allows baseband transmissions (binary 1,0s) from a transmitter to a receiver.
Examples Are:

• Networking Media
  • Ethernet Cables (Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a)
  • Token Ring Cables (Cat4)
  • Coaxial cable is sometimes used as a baseband digital data cable, such as in serial digital interface and thicknet and thinnet.
  • optical fiber cable; see fiber-optic communication
  • serial cable
• Telecommunications Cable (Cat2 or telephone cord)