3.1 - Copper Connectors

Question 1

RJ11 connector

Answer 1

• 6 position, 2 conductor (6P2C)
  – Some cables will wire additional conductors
  – Telephone or DSL connection

Question 2

RJ45 connector

Answer 2

• Registered Jack type 45
• 8 position, 8 conductor (8P8C)
  – Modular connector - Ethernet

Question 3

F-connector

Answer 3

• Cable television
  – Cable modem
  – DOCSIS
  (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification)
• RG-6 cable - Threaded connector

Question 4

Punchdown block

Answer 4

• Wire-to-wire patch panel
  – No intermediate interface required
• Wires are “punched” into the block
  – Connecting block is on top
• Additional wires punched into connecting block
  – Patch the top to the bottom

Question 5

USB-C

Answer 5

• 24-pin double-sided USB connector
  – Used for both hosts and devices
• Used for USB, Thunderbolt
  – Interface is the same, signal can vary

Question 6

Molex connector

Answer 6

• 4-pin peripheral power connector
  – Molex Connector Company
  – AMP MATE-N-LOK
  – Provides +12 V and +5 V
• Power for many devices in the computer case
  – Storage devices
  – Optical drives
  – Fans
  – Other peripherals

Question 7

Lightning

Answer 7

• Apple proprietary
  – 8-pin digital signals
  – iPhone, iPad, iPod devices
• Some advantages over Micro-USB
  – Higher power output for phones and tablets
  – Can be inserted either way

Question 8

DB-9

Answer 8

• D-subminiature or D-sub
  – The letter refers to the connector size
• Commonly used for RS-232
  – Recommended Standard 232
  – An industry standard since 1969
• Serial communications standard
  – Built for modem communication
  – Used for modems, printers, mice, networking
• Now used as a configuration port
  – Management or Console port

Question 9

BNC connector

Answer 9

Question 10

eSATA and SATA

Answer 10