4.5.7 Check Your Understanding - Fiber-Optic Cabling

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1. Multimode fiber has a shorter distance limitation than single-mode fiber. Commonly used on LANs with a distance of a few hundred meters but can be up to 2 km.
2. Multimode fiber used LEDs as the light source.
3. Single-mode fiber uses laser technology as the light source.
4. Single-mode fiber is commonly used for long haul TV and telephony applications.
5. Single-mode fiber is used for long haul applications up to 100 km.
6. Multimode fiber has a shorter distance limitation than single-mode fiber. Commonly used on LANs within a campus network.