Which of the following conditions would most likely result in corrupted data? A. an open in a cable B. a VLAN mismatch C. a short in a cable D. none of above

D. none of above

Explanation:

Option A is not appropriate because an open in a cable does not the data to be transferred at all. An open in the cable is when the intended connection is missing or there is a break in the wire which stops the current flow.

Option B is also incorrect because a VLAN mismatch is causes when two connected switch ports have different VLAN configurations and this does not let the data propagate successfully. So connectivity issues occur between the devices and data cannot be exchanged between them.

Option C is also incorrect because a short in a cable, like an open in a cable, does not let the data to be transferred. A short in a cable is when an unintended connection is there such as when two wires touch each other. So this leads to the current flow through the short.

The possible condition that can cause corrupted data are:

bad cables: using a wrong category of cables in order to interconnect devices for exchanging data.

exceeded cable distance limit: When the cable distances are exceeded this might result in signal loss.

faulty connectors: these are broken connectors which do not properly make a connection.