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Question 1

The USB 3.0 aka SuperSpeed recommends what color coding for all interfaces and cables?pg. 159

Answer 1

Blue to differentiate from legacy cables and interfaces.

Question 2

What can you do if you run out of USB ports?pg. 159

Answer 2

You can simply plug in a USB hub which will give you several more USB ports from one original port.

Question 3

T/F From the perspective of the cable’s plug……..A is always oriented toward the system from the component.pg. 160

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What two things, if nothing else, is the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) about?pg. 161

Answer 4

speed and efficiency

Question 5

T/F The FireWire 400 and Firewire 800 has a maximum throughput of 400 and 800, respectively.pg. 161

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The FireWire 400 uses a special type of six-wire cable encoding originally referred to as (blank).pg. 162

Answer 6

alpha

Question 7

The FireWire 800 uses a special type of nine-wire cableencoding originally referred to as (blank).pg. 162

Answer 7

beta

Question 8

A topology can be thought of as the layout of the nodes that make up the endpoints and connecting devices of the (blank).pg. 162

Answer 8

network

Question 9

A (blank) can be thought of as a link between any two devices, repeaters, or bridges.pg. 162

Answer 9

hop

Question 10

Star and Tree topologies can be formed as long as no two devices are separated by more than (blank) hops.pg. 162

Answer 10

16

Question 11

USB 3.0 does not provide (blank) networking the way FireWire does.pg. 163

Answer 11

bridged

Question 12

The RCA cable is a simple (blank) cable.pg. 163

Answer 12

coaxial

Question 13

Why are the RCA male connectors on a connection cable sometimes plated in gold?pg. 163

Answer 13

to increase their corrosion resistance and to improve longevity

Question 14

What is the most important input device for a PC?pg. 163

Answer 14

keyboard

Question 15

Why would a PS/2 cable have only one connector?pg. 165

Answer 15

because the other end is connected directly to the device

Question 16

What type of keyboard and mouse attachment is fairly popular today and most often achieved with Bluetooth technology or a proprietary RF implementation?pg. 165

Answer 16

wireless

Question 17

DVI-Apg. 167

Answer 17

Digital Visual (Video) Interface with an analog-only connector. The source must produce analog output, and the monitor must understand analog input.

Question 18

DVI-Dpg. 167

Answer 18

Digital Visual (Video) Interface with a digital-only connector. The source must produce digital output, and the monitor must understand digital input.

Question 19

DVI-Ipg. 167

Answer 19

Digital Visual (Video) Interface with a combination analog/digital connector.

Question 20

What is an all-digital technology that advances the work of DVI?pg. 167

Answer 20

HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 21

How many connectors are on a Component Video cable?pg. 171

Answer 21

3 RCA connectors

Question 22

T/F The S-video is a component video technology that combines the two chroma signals into one.pg. 172

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is another component video technology?pg. 172

Answer 23

Composite Video

Question 24

Display portpg. 173

Answer 24

A royalty-free digital display interface from the VESA / Video Electronics Standards Assoc.

Question 25

What are the frequency terms used when referring to the two main forms of coaxial cable?pg. 174

Answer 25

baseband and broadband