2.1 Common Types of Input/Output Device Interfaces Flashcards
What does the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) not provide between equipment?
Power to the connected device.
What type of device would you connect using a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port?
A form of flat-panel display equipment.
Who created Mini DisplayPort?
Apple.
What devices are classified as Human Interface Devices (HDI)?
Key boards, mice and touchscreens (pointing devices), gamepads.
What type of USB connector would you plug into a host?
USB Type A
For which reason would you use a Bluetooth Class 1 device with a range of 100m?
An industrial application.
After connecting a new monitor to your computer, you get a message saying the monitor is not set at the optimal resolution. Which Windows applet would you use to change the resolution?
Display.
What type of device used Digital Light Processing (DLP)?
Digital projector
Which connector is a legacy analog video interface?
VGA
What would you use a Near Field Communication connection for?
A contactless payment reader.
Which USB standard has a rate of 480 Mbps?
USB 2.0
Which HDMI connector is also know as the Mini HDMI?
HDMI type C
What is the main purpose of the Thunderbolt interface?
It is used as a display interface and general peripheral interface.
Who created DisplayPort?
Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).
What is the standard resolution of the Video Graphics Array (VGA)?
A resolution of 640x480 with 4-bit color.
Which peripheral device fills cells with color and uses transistors to vary intensity?
Monitor.
Into which device would you plug an RJ-11 connector?
A standard telephone.
You need to back up just over 9 GB of data from your hard drive to an optical disc so you can store it offsite. You want to use just one disk to keep costs down, and you want to leave as little unused space on the disk as possible. What type of optical media should you use?
DVD-10 (Digital Video Disk)
What type of connector would you use to connect a wired router to an Ethernet network?
RJ-45
What type of connection would you use to connect short-range wireless devices such as a keyboard or mouse to a computer?
Bluetooth.
What is true about Firewire?
Both ends of a Firewire cable are the same.
You just bought a new smartphone that did not come with the necessary USB charging cable. In the instructions booklet, a picture of the charging cable depicts the device end of the cable as being flat on both sides and reversible. What type of cable do you need?
USB Type C
What type of device would use Radio Frequency (RF)?
A wireless router
You need to increase they system memory of your laptop and decide to research the types of memory available. Which would fit in your laptop?
SODIMM
