3.0 Hardware Flashcards
The importance of cable
* Fundamental to network communication
– Incredibly important f___
* Usually only get one good opportunity at
building your cabling infrastructure - Make it good!
* The vast majority of wireless communication uses cables
– It has to plug in somewhere
– Incredibly important foundation
*
– It has to plug in somewhere
Twisted pair copper cabling
* Balanced pair operation
– Two wires with ____ and opposite signals
– Transmit+, T____ - / Receive+, T___ -
* The twist is the secret!
– Keeps a single wire constantly ___
away from the interference
– The opposite signals are ___ on the other end
* Pairs in the same cable have different twist rates
– Two wires with equal and opposite signals
– Transmit+, Transmit- / Receive+, Receive-
*
– Keeps a single wire constantly moving
away from the interference
– The opposite signals are compared on the other end
Coaxial cables
* Two or more forms share a common axis
* RG-6 used in television/digital cable
– And ___ -speed Internet over cable
– And high-speed Internet over cable
Plenum-rated cable
* Traditional cable jacket - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
* Fire-rated cable jacket
– Fluorinated ethylene polymer (FEP) or
low-smoke polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
* Plenum-rated cable may not be as flexible
– May not have the same ___ radius
* Worst-case planning
– Important c___ for any structure
– Fluorinated ethylene polymer (FEP) or
low-smoke polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
*
– May not have the same bend radius
*
– Important concerns for any structure
Unshielded and shielded cable
* UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair)
– No ___ shielding
– The most common twisted pair c____
* STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
– Additional shielding protects against i____
– Shield each pair and/or the o___ cable
– Requires the cable to be grounded
* Abbreviations
– U = Unshielded
– S = b___ shielding
– F = f__ shielding
* (Overall cable) / (individual pairs)TP
– Braided shielding around the entire cable and
foil around the pairs is S/_TP
– Foil around the cable and no shielding around
the pairs is F/_TP
– No additional shielding
– The most common twisted pair cabling
*
– Additional shielding protects against interference
– Shield each pair and/or the overall cable
– Requires the cable to be grounded
*
– U = Unshielded
– S = Braided shielding
– F = Foil shielding
*
– Braided shielding around the entire cable and
foil around the pairs is S/FTP
– Foil around the cable and no shielding around
the pairs is F/UTP
Direct burial STP
* Overhead cable isn’t always a good option
– Put the cable in the ___
* Provides protection from the elements
– Designed to be w___
– Often filled with ___ to repel water
– Conduit may not be ___
* Shielded twisted pair
– Provides grounding, adds s___
– Protects against signal ___
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*
– Designed to be waterproof
– Often filled with gel to repel water
– Conduit may not be needed
*
– Provides grounding, adds strength
– Protects against signal interference
Optical fiber communication
* Transmission by light
– The v___ spectrum
* No RF s___
– Very difficult to monitor or tap
* Signal slow to degrade
– Transmission over ___ distances
* Immune to radio interference - There’s no RF
– The visible spectrum
*
– Very difficult to monitor or tap
*
– Transmission over long distances
Multimode fiber
* Short-range communication
– Up to ___ km
* Relatively inexpensive light source
– i.e., L__
– Up to 2 km
*
– i.e., LED
Single-mode fiber
* Long-range communication
– Up to 1___ km without processing
* Expensive light source
– Commonly uses l__
– Up to 100 km without processing
*
– Commonly uses lasers
Structured cabling standards
* International ISO/IEC 11801 cabling standards
– Defines c___ of networking standards
* Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
– s___ , market analysis, trade shows,
government affairs, etc.
– ANSI/TIA-568: Commercial Building
Telecommunications Cabling Standard
– http://www.tiaonline.org
* Commonly referenced for pin and pair assignments of
eight-conductor 100-ohm balanced twisted pair cabling
– T568_ and T568_
– Defines classes of networking standards
*
– Standards, market analysis, trade shows,
government affairs, etc.
– ANSI/TIA-568: Commercial Building
Telecommunications Cabling Standard
*
– T568A and T568B
T568A and T568B termination
* Pin assignments from T568-B standard
– Eight conductor 1___ -ohm balanced twisted-pair cabling
* T568A and T568B are different pin assignments for
8P8C connectors
– Assigns the T568_ pin-out to horizontal cabling
* Many organizations traditionally use 568B
– Difficult to change in mid-___
* You can’t terminate one side of the cable with
568A and the other with 568B
– This has never been the definition of a
Gigabit Ethernet c____cable
– Eight conductor 100-ohm balanced twisted-pair cabling
*
– Assigns the T568A pin-out to horizontal cabling
*
– Difficult to change in mid-stream
*
– This has never been the definition of a
Gigabit Ethernet crossover cable
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
* Simplify connections - Printers, storage devices,
keyboard, mouse
* USB 1.1
– Low speed: 1._ megabits per second, 3 meters
– Full speed: 1_ megabits per second, 5 meters
* USB 2.0 - 480 megabits per second, 5 meters
* USB 3.0 - SuperSpeed
– _ gigabits per second, ~3 meters
– Standard does not specify a cable ___
– Low speed: 1.5 megabits per second, 3 meters
– Full speed: 12 megabits per second, 5 meters
*
– 5 gigabits per second, ~3 meters
– Standard does not specify a cable length
USB versions and naming
* There’s a lot to keep track of
– The names keep ___
* The standard doesn’t change
– Just the ___
– The names keep changing
*
– Just the names
USB 3.1
* Released July 2013
– Doubled the throughput over USB ___.0
* USB 3.0 is USB 3.1 Gen 1
– SuperSpeed USB - ___ Gbit/sec
* USB 3.1 is USB 3.1 Gen 2 - SuperSpeed+
– Twice the rate of USB 3./USB 3. Gen 1
– Doubled the throughput over USB 3.0
*
– SuperSpeed USB - 5 Gbit/sec
*
– Twice the rate of USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1
USB 3.2
* USB 3.2
– Released September 2017
– Bandwidth can ___with USB-C cables
– Uses an extra “__” of communication
associated with the flip-flop wires in USB-C
* USB 3.0 -> 3.1 Gen 1 -> USB 3.2 Gen 1
– SuperSpeed USB _ Gbps (single lane)
* USB 3.1 -> 3.1 Gen 2 -> USB 3.2 Gen 2
– SuperSpeed USB 1_ Gbps (single lane
– Released September 2017
– Bandwidth can double with USB-C cables
– Uses an extra “lane” of communication
*
– SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps (single lane)
*
– SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps (single lane
Thunderbolt
* High-speed serial connector
– Data and ___ on the same cable
– Based on ___ DisplayPort (MDP) standard
* Thunderbolt v1
– ___ channels
– 1_ Gbit/s per channel, 2_ Gbit/s total throughput
– Mini D___ connector
* Thunderbolt v2
– 2__ Gbit/s aggregated channels
– Mini D__ connector
* Thunderbolt v3
– 4_ Gbit/s aggregated throughput
- USB-__ connector
* Maximum 3 meters (copper)
– 6_ meters (optical)
– Daisy-chain up to _ devices
– Data and power on the same cable
– Based on Mini DisplayPort (MDP) standard
*
– Two channels
– 10 Gbit/s per channel, 20 Gbit/s total throughput
– Mini DisplayPort connector
*
– 20 Gbit/s aggregated channels
– Mini DisplayPort connector
*
– 40 Gbit/s aggregated throughput
- USB-C connector
*
– 60 meters (optical)
– Daisy-chain up to 6 devices
Serial console cables
* D-subminiature or D-sub
– The letter refers to the c____ size
* Commonly used for RS-232
– Recommended S___ 232
– An industry standard since 1969
* Serial communications standard
– Built for ____ communication
– Used for modems, printers, mice, networking
* Now used as a configuration port
– The letter refers to the connector size
*
– Recommended Standard 232
– An industry standard since 1969
*
– Built for modem communication
– Used for modems, printers, mice, networking
VGA (Video Graphics Array)
* DB-15 connector
– More accurately called D_-15
* Blue color
– PC System Design Guide
* Analog signal
– No d___
– Image degrades after _ to 10 meters
– More accurately called DE-15
*
– PC System Design Guide
*
– No digital
– Image degrades after 5 to 10 meters
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
* Video and audio stream
– All digital, no a__
– ~ 2_ meter distance before losing too much signal
* 19-pin (Type A) connector
– P___ connector
– All digital, no analog
– ~ 20 meter distance before losing too much signal
*
– Proprietary connector
DisplayPort
* Digital information sent in packetized form
– Like E___ and PCI Express
– Carries both a__ and v___
* Compatible with HDMI and DVI
– Passive a___
– DisplayPort -> H__
– DisplayPort -> D___
– Like Ethernet and PCI Express
– Carries both audio and video
*
– Passive adapter
– DisplayPort -> HDMI
– DisplayPort -> DVI
DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
* Single and dual link
– Single link; 3.___ Gbps (HDTV at 60 fps)
– Dual link; 7.__ Gbps (HDTV at 85 fps)
– No a___ support
* DVI-A
– A___ signals
* DVI-D
– D___ signals
* DVI-I
– I__
– D__ and a___ in the same connector
– Single link; 3.7 Gbps (HDTV at 60 fps)
– Dual link; 7.4 Gbps (HDTV at 85 fps)
– No audio support
*
– Analog signals
*
– Digital signals
*
– Integrated
– Digital and analog in the same connector
SATA (Serial AT Attachment)
* SATA Revision 1.0 - SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 1 meter
* SATA Revision 2.0 - SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 1 meter
* SATA Revision 3.0 - SATA 6.0 Gbit/s, 1 meter
* SATA Revision 3.2 - SATA 16 Gbit/s, 1 meter
* eSATA (external SATA)
– Matches the SATA version - ___ meters
– Matches the SATA version - 2 meters
SATA
* One power cable and data cable per device
– One-to-__
– One-to-one
eSATA cable
* External device connections
– Uses the ___ standard
* Similar in size to SATA
– Connectors are physically different
– Uses the SATA standard
*
– Connectors are physically different
The SCSI standard
* Small Computer Systems Interface
– Not really “___” any longer
* Originally designed to string many peripherals
together onto a single cable/controller
– Up to 1__ devices in a SCSI “chain”
* Many different formats
– F__SCSI, U___SCSI, Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI,
– Ultra3 SCSI, Ultra-320 SCSI, Ultra-640 SCSI,
– iSCSI (SCSI over ___)
* Parallel and serial options
– Not really “small” any longer
*
– Up to 16 devices in a SCSI “chain”
*
– Fast SCSI, Ultra SCSI, Ultra Wide SCSI, Ultra2 SCSI,
– Ultra3 SCSI, Ultra-320 SCSI, Ultra-640 SCSI,
– iSCSI (SCSI over IP)
SCSI advantages
* Not just for hard drives
– Scanners, tape drives, CD-ROM drives
* Many devices on a single bus
– ___ on narrow bus, 16 on wide bus
* Very intelligent interface functionality
– Much of the difficult configuration work is done
between the S____ devices
* Industry longevity
– Well supported in the e___
– A standard drive for v___ systems
– Scanners, tape drives, CD-ROM drives
*
– 8 on narrow bus, 16 on wide bus
*
– Much of the difficult configuration work is done
between the SCSI devices
*
– Well supported in the enterprise
– A standard drive for virtual systems
SCSI ID and logical unit (LUN)
* Every SCSI device on a single bus is
assigned a separate ID number
– SCSI ID 0 (SCSI c___), ID 2 (__drive), ID 3 (CD-__)
* Logical units (LUNs) are defined within each SCSI ID
– Separate drives in a ___array or ___machine
* The signal at the “end” of a physical SCSI bus is terminated
– Can be i___ to the device or a
s__termination device
* Serial attached SCSI (SAS) devices have no
jumpers, terminators, or settings.
– SCSI ID 0 (SCSI controller), ID 2 (hard drive), ID 3 (CD-ROM)
*
– Separate drives in a storage array or virtual machine
*
– Can be internal to the device or a
separate termination device
Serial attached SCSI
* Move from parallel to serial
– Increased throughput
– Similar to the move from P__ to S___
* Point-to-point connection
– No more ___ chains
* No termination required
– The bus has ___ devices on it
* The control and management of SCSI
– The speed of a serial ___
– Increased throughput
– Similar to the move from PATA to SATA
*
– No more daisy chains
*
– The bus has two devices on it
*
– The speed of a serial connection
The PATA Standard
* Parallel AT Attachment
– Remember the PC/AT?
* An evolutionary process
*Circa 1999
* Originally called Integrated
Drive Electronics (IDE)
– A Western Digital invention
– 2nd generation called EIDE (E___ IDE)
* The evolution
– Promised ___ speeds
– From 1_ MB/s through 13_ MB/s
– Additional devices
* Now called Parallel ATA (PATA)
– A Western Digital invention
– 2nd generation called EIDE (Enhanced IDE)
*
– Promised faster speeds
– From 16 MB/s through 133 MB/s
– Additional devices
What?
PATA data cable
What?
SATA data cable
What?
Motherboard PATA connector
Adapters and converters
* The best laid plans…
– Need an a___
* Convert between different connectors
– Electrically c___
* Convert from one format to another
– You need E____ but you only have USB
* A good temporary fix
– Or a good p__one
– Need an adapter
*
– Electrically compatible
*
– You need Ethernet but you only have USB
*
– Or a good permanent one
DVI to HDMI
* DVI-D and HDMI are electrically compatible
– HDMI is backward-compatible with DVI-_
– No signal ___required
– No loss of video ___
– HDMI is backward-compatible with DVI-D
– No signal conversion required
– No loss of video quality
DVI to VGA
* DVI-A includes analog signals
– Backward compatible with V__
– Only 6___ x 4__is officially supported
* May only need an adapter - Analog to analog
* VGA to DVI digital will need a converter
– Check your interface s___
– Backward compatible with VGA
– Only 640 x 480 is officially supported
*
– Check your interface specifications
USB to Ethernet
* Some laptops don’t have an Ethernet connection
USB-C to USB-A
* Merge the new with the old- Use your older peripherals
USB hub
– Connect many d___
- High speed USB c___
- Connect many devices
- High speed USB connectivity
What are these?
A.
B.
C.
A. DVI-A
B.VGA
C.USB to ethernet adapter
RJ11 connector
* 6 position, 2 conductor (6P2C)
– Some cables will wire additional c___
– Telephone or D___ connection
– Some cables will wire additional conductors
– Telephone or DSL connection
RJ45 connector
* Registered Jack type 45
* 8 position, 8 conductor (8P8C)
– M___ connector
- E___
-Modular connector
-Ethernet
F-connector
* Cable television
– Cable m___
– DOCSIS
(Data ___)
* RG-6 cable - Threaded connector
– Cable modem
– DOCSIS
(Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification)
Punchdown block
* Wire-to-wire patch panel
– No ___ interface required
* Wires are “punched” into the block
– Connecting block is on ___
* Additional wires punched into connecting block
– Patch the top to the __
– No intermediate interface required
*
– Connecting block is on top
*
– Patch the top to the bottom
What is this?
110 block
What connectors?
A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H.
(Choices: RJ45, RJ11,BNC connector , DB-9 / RS-232 Connector, ,F-connector, Power supply connectors,eSATA and SATA connectors, ,Molex connector)
USB-C
* 24-pin double-sided USB connector
– Used for both h__and d__
* Used for USB, Thunderbolt
– Interface is the same, signal can v__
– Used for both hosts and devices
*
– Interface is the same, signal can vary
Molex connector
* 4-pin peripheral power connector
– Molex C__ Company
– A__ MATE-N-LOK
– Provides +1_ V and +_ V
* Power for many devices in the computer case
– Storage devices
– Optical drives
– Fans
– Other peripherals
Molex Connector Company
– AMP MATE-N-LOK
– Provides +12 V and +5 V
*
– Storage devices
– Optical drives
– Fans
– Other peripherals
Lightning
* Apple proprietary
– _-pin digital signals
– iPhone, iPad, iPod devices
* Some advantages over Micro-USB
– ___power output for phones and tablets
– Can be inserted __ way
– 8-pin digital signals
– iPhone, iPad, iPod devices
*
– Higher power output for phones and tablets
– Can be inserted either way
DB-9
* D-subminiature or D-sub
– The letter refers to the connector ___
* Commonly used for RS-232
– Recommended S___ 232
– An industry standard since 1969
* Serial communications standard
– Built for m___ communication
– Used for modems, printers, mice, networking
* Now used as a configuration port
– Management or C___ port
– The letter refers to the connector size
*
– Recommended Standard 232
– An industry standard since 1969
*
– Built for modem communication
– Used for modems, printers, mice, networking
*
– Management or Console port
What are the connector names of these?
A. B. C.
SC - Subscriber Connector, LC - Local Connector,ST - Straight Tip
A. - Local Connector
B.Straight Tip Connector
C.Subscriber Connector
What is memory?
* Random Access Memory (RAM)is the most common
– But it’s not the __ kind of memory
* RAM is not referring to hard drive or SSD storage
– Don’t ___ the two terms
– Data is stored ___ on the drive
* Data and programs can only be used when moved to RAM
– But it’s not the only kind of memory
*
– Don’t mix the two terms
– Data is stored permanently on the drive
RAM (Random Access Memory) slots
* Memory types have changed through the years
– Driven by standardization and technology
* One of the most important components of your computer
– Speed, speed, speed
* Every motherboard is different
– Check your documentation
– Driven by standardization and technology
*
– s_, s_, s_
*
– Check your ___
DIMM
* DIMM - Dual inline memory module
– Electrical contacts are ____ on each side
* 64 bit data width
– Electrical contacts are different on each side
SO-DIMM
* Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module
– About half the width as a D____
* Used in laptops and mobile devices
– About half the width as a DIMM
Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)
* The memory on the DIMM
* Dynamic
– Needs constant r___
– Without r__, the data in memory disappears
* Random access
– Any storage location can be accessed ___
– Unlike ___ tape
– Needs constant refreshing
– Without refreshing, the data in memory disappears
*
– Any storage location can be accessed directly
– Unlike magnetic tape
SDRAM
* Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM)
* SDRAM is synchronous with the common system clock
– Queue up one process while ___ for another
– Classic DRAM didn’t wait for a __ signal
– Queue up one process while waiting for another
– Classic DRAM didn’t wait for a clock signal
Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SDRAM
* Twice the data rate of DDR2
– Larger ___ capacities
- Maximum 1_ GB per DIMM
* No backwards compatibility
– Speed brings sacrifice
– Larger chip capacities
- Maximum 16 GB per DIMM
*
– Speed brings sacrifice
Double Data Rate 4 (DDR4) SDRAM
* Speed increases over DDR3
– Faster _____
– Maximum 6__ GB per DIMM
* Again, no backwards compatibility
– Faster frequencies
– Maximum 64 GB per DIMM
Double Data Rate 5 (DDR5) SDRAM
* Faster data transfers between the memory module and
motherboard
– Maximum of 6__ GB per DIMM
* The key has moved
- No __ compatibility
– Maximum of 64 GB per DIMM
*
- No backwards compatibility
What kind of memory?
A. B.
SO-DIMM, DIMM
A.DIMM B.SO-DIMM
Which one is which?
A. B.
DDR, SDR
A. SDR B. DDR
Virtual memory
* Different names
- Virtual R___, swap file, etc.
* Swap currently unused application data to storage
– Free up space for other a___
* Managed automatically by the operating system
– Some c___ settings are available
- Virtual RAM, swap file, etc.
*
– Free up space for other applications
*
– Some configuration settings are available
Multi-channel memory
* Dual-channel, triple-channel, or quad-channel
* Memory combinations should match
– Exact ___ are best
* Memory module slots are often colored differently
– Exact matches are best
Memory that checks itself
* Used on critical computer systems
– V_ servers, d__ servers, any server
* Parity memory
– Adds an additional parity ___
– Won’t always __ an error
– Can’t ___ an error
* Error Correcting Code (ECC)
– Detects errors and corrects on the __
– Not all systems use ___
– It looks the same as non-___ memory
– VM servers, database servers, any server
*
– Adds an additional parity bit
– Won’t always detect an error
– Can’t correct an error
*
– Detects errors and corrects on the fly
– Not all systems use ECC
– It looks the same as non-ECC memory
Hard disk drives (HDD)
* Non-volatile magnetic storage - rapidly rotating platters
* Random-access
– Retrieve data from any ___ of the drive at any ___
* Moving parts
– Spinning ___, moving a___ arm
– Mechanical components limit the a___ speed
– Mechanical components can also b___
– Retrieve data from any part of the drive at any time
*
– Spinning platters, moving actuator arm
– Mechanical components limit the access speed
– Mechanical components can also break
Solid-state drives (SSD)
* Non-volatile memory
- No ___ parts
* Very fast performance
- No ___ drive delays
- No moving parts
* - No spinning drive delays
mSATA (Mini-SATA)
* Shrink the SATA drive into smaller devices
– Same data, different ___ factor
– Great for laptops and ___ devices
* Smaller than 2.5” SATA drives
– No __ drive
– Allows for different __ factors
* Was used briefly - Quickly replaced by the m.2
– Same data, different form factor
– Great for laptops and mobile devices
*
– No spinning drive
– Allows for different form factors