An assembly containing two or more insulated conductors and having an overall jacket is known as a

• A. Wire
• B. Cable
• C. Cable bundle
• D. Conductor group

Answer: (B)

Think about how conductors are packaged and protected. An assembly that contains two or more insulated conductors and has an outer jacket is called a cable. The outer jacket binds the conductors together and provides protection, making it a single, multi-conductor unit. A single conductor, even if insulated, is just a wire, not a cable. Terms like “cable bundle” or “conductor group” aren’t standard names for a single, jacketed assembly of multiple conductors. So the correct term for that described setup is cable.