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5. Computer Expansion Flashcards

1
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What is the maximum data transfer speed for USB1.1 technology

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12Mbps

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What are the three types of DVI cables

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  1. DVI-D : digital only
  2. DVI-A: analog only
  3. DVI-I: both digital and analog
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What is the maxmum number of devices that can be daisy-chained together with a USB hub

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127

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Composite Video

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An analog video transmission that carries standard definiton video typically at 480i or 576i resolution as a single channel

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DisplayPort

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A digital connector designed for high-resolution computer monitors

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eSATA

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External SATA

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External SATA (eSATA)

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A connector that allows a user to connect external SATA hard drives, solid state drives, and optical drives to the computer

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RJ

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Registered Jack

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RJ-11 (Registered Jack 11)

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A connector used for wired analog telephone service and for dial-up modem connections on computers

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SATA

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Serial AT Attachment

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Serial AT Attachment (SATA)

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A physical interface used to connect internal hard drives, solid staes drives, and optical drives to the computer

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USB

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Universal Serial Bus

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Universal Serial BUS

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A physical interface standard used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices to the computer

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14
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Commpon expansion interfaces

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  • USB
  • FireWire
  • SATA
  • Thunderbolt
  • RJ (registered jack)
  • VGA,DVI, and DisplayPort
  • Analog and Digital Audio
  • HDMI
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15
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USB Standards

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  • USB 1:
  • USB 2:
  • USB 3:
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USB 1

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  • Introduced in 1996
  • Not widley available until USB1.1 in 1998
  • Two data rates: 1.5 Mbps and 12Mbps
  • 1.0 Required use of hubs
  • 1.1 Fixed issue of requring hub
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USB 2

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  • Introduced in 2000
  • 480Mbps
  • Supports battery charging
  • Unit Load is 100mA
  • Device may draw a total a max of 5 unit loads (500mA)
  • Most common standard
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USB 3

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  • Introduced in 2010
  • 5Gbps
  • 3.1 Introduced in 2015
  • 3.1 has a 10Gbps transfer rate
  • Unit load is 150mA and a device may draw a max of 6 unit loads (900mA)
  • 3.0 Ports are common in newer devices
  • 3.1 Ports are only found in the newest
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19
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Low Bandwith / Low Speed USB

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1.5Mbps (USB1.x)

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Full Bandwith / Full Speed USB

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12Mbps (USB 1.x)

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High Speed USB

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480Mbps (USB2.0)

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SuperSpeed USB

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5Gbps (USB 3.0)

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SuperSpeed+ USB

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10Gbps USB 3.1

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24
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USB OTG

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USB On-The-GO

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USB On-The-Go

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Designed for portable devices that can be connected to a computer for data tansfer or charging, but can also serve as USB hosts to connect to USB flash drives, keyboards, etc

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26
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Blue USB connectors

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USB 3.x Port

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27
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Black USB connectors

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Always USB2.0 if other ports are white or blue. (Some devices do not use color coding and use all black ports)

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White USB connectors

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USB 1.x

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Red USB Receptacles

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Do not power off when the device is on standby and and cab be used as charing ports even with the computer is asleep

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30
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Identify Logo

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USB 1.x

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31
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Identify Logo

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USB 2.0

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Identify Logo

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USB 3.x

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SATA 1.0

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  • Original SATA
  • 1.5 Gbps Data Rate
  • Can transfer 150MB/s
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SATA 2.0

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  • 3GBps data rate
  • Transfer speed of 300MB/s
  • Doubles rate of SATA1.0
  • Backwards compatible with 1.0
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SATA 3.0

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  • 6Gbps data rate
  • transfer speed up to 600MB/s
  • doubles data rate of SATA 2.0
  • Backwards compatible with 1.0 and 2.0
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36
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eSATA

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external SATA

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37
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External SATA (eSATA)

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  • Allows connectionof external SATA storage devices
  • Same speeds of internal SATA cables (1.5Gbps to 6Gbps)
  • I shaped (as opposed to L shaped)
  • max length of 2 meters
  • electromagnetic interference shielding
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38
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RJ-11

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Used for wired analog telephone service and dial-up modem connections

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39
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RJ-45

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Ethernet connection for wired networks.

similar to RJ-11 connectors (although larger)

8 pin

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40
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IEEE 1394

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FireWire

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41
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FireWire

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  • General Purpose serial bus
  • comparable to USB 2.0 in data rate, but more effiecient for high speed storage and ivdeo connections
  • Largely replaced with USB3.0 and Thunderbold devices
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42
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Common Firewire data speeds / standards

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  • 400 Mbps
  • 800 Mbps
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RS-232

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  • Low Speed serial connection on old PCs
  • Serial Port
  • Uses a D-shaped connector called a D-sub
  • Port on PC is male rather than femail like most motherboard connections
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44
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Serial Port sizes

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  • DB-9
  • DB-25
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45
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Parallel

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  • “Printer Port”
  • faster than serial
  • 25-pin D-sub
  • female on pc side
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46
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PS/2

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  • Dominant standard for mice and keyboards prior to USB
  • Uses round 6 pin connectors
  • Puple for keyboard
  • green for mouse
  • can be split colored for auto device type detection
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Purple PS/2

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Green PS/2

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VGA

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  • Oldest commonly used display standard
  • Videos Graphics Array
  • Uses 15pin D-sub connector (Usually blue)
  • Analog
  • Not Hot-swapable
  • Can support 24bit color (true color) and 7680x4800 resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio
50
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HDMI

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High-Definition Multimedia Interface

51
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High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

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  • Designed as an enhanced replacement for DVI with features useful for home theater equipment such as
    • Integrated Audio Signal
    • Digital Rights Management (DRM)
    • smaller and more convenient connector
  • Small D shaped connector with two rows of pins
52
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HDMI 1.4 amd higher supports

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100Mbps Eithernet

3D video

53
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HDMI 1 supports

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  • All existing high-definition video formats such as
    • 720 p
    • 1080i
    • 1080p
    • 480p
    • Standard Definition formats such as NTSC or PAL
  • Each successive version adds more resolution options
54
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HDMI 2.0 supports video

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  • Two video streams to drive multiple displays from as single cable
55
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HDMI 2.0 supports audio

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  • 32 channels of high definition audo
    • older version support 8
56
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What is comparable in features and performance to HDMI 2.1

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DisplayPort 1.4

57
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Pink Audio Port

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analog microphone audio input

58
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Light Blue audio port

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analog line level audio input (used for input from line outputs

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Lime green:

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Analog line level audio output for the main stereo signal (front speakers or headphones)

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Black audio port

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analog line level output for surround speakers, typically read stereo

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Orange Audio port

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analog line level audio output for center channel speaker and subwoofer

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Optical Audio

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Digital audio signals supporting stereo audio and multichannel Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio surround sound

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Gray audio port

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Rear-channel audio out (making the black port side left/right channels)

64
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S/PDIF

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Sony / Philips Digital Interface

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Sony / Philips Digital Interface

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  • Can be used for audio inpuit or output.
  • Electrical S/PDIF cables used RCA connectors
  • Optical cables use TOSLINK Connectors
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MIDI

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface

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  • used to connect synthesizers or other electronic instruments.
  • MIDI ports on audio equipment are round five-pin connectors
  • MIDI ports on sounds cards tend to be larger D-SUB connectors are also used for older game controllers
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Thunderbolt

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  • Apple technology developed to replace FireWire
  • Combines PCIe and DisplayPort into one serial bus
  • can transmit and receive:
    • data
    • video
    • audio
    • network data
    • power
  • Allows for external peripheral devices to operate at internal PCIe data speeds
  • Expansion cards are implemented on a PCIe graphics card as it can access DisplayPort data and PCIe connectivity on the motherboard
  • Bi-directional
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Thunderbolt 1 data transfer rate

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20Gbits/s … 10Gbits on each of the two data channels

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Thunderbolt 2 data transfer rate

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20Gbits/s in a single data channel

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Thuderbolt 3 data transfer rate

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40Gbit/s … 10Gbits/s on each of the four data channels

72
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Thuderbolt can provide how much power to each connected device

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  • 1 & 2: 10W of power to each connected device
  • 3: 15W of power to each connected device
73
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how many connections can be an USB daisy chain

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How many devices can thuderbolt daisy chain

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6 devices per port

75
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Thunderbolt Connectors

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  • Thunderbolt 1 & thunderbolt 2 use the Mini DisplayPort Adapter
  • Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB Type C connector
76
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MDP

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Mini Display Port

77
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Thunderbolt can connect what types of displays using adapters

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  • DisplayPort
  • DVI
  • HDMI
  • VGA
78
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Which Thunderbolt can support dual 4k 60Hz displays

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Thunderbolt 3

79
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Wireless peripheral Interface type

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  • Bluetooth
  • Near field communications (NFC)
  • Infrared (IR)
80
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Bluetooth Class 2

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operates at 10 meter (33 foot) range

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Bluetooth class 1

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  • Gives a longer range,
  • Usually only found on industrial equipment.
  • High Power
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Bluetooth Class 3

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  • Low Powered
  • Only works up to a 1 meter range
  • uncommon
83
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Bluetooth 2.x

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  • supports a max data rate of only 2Mbps
  • Older and not very common
84
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Bluetooth 3.0

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  • Supports a data rate of 25Mbps
  • Older but still common
85
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Bluetooth 4,x

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  • Supports a max data rate of 25Mbs
  • Includes a number of features, including more effiecient data transfers
  • Introduced Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE), which is intended for low power use devices powered by coin cells
  • Most devices are Bluetooth 4.0 or 4.1
86
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BLE

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Bluetooth Low Energy

87
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Bluetooth 5

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  • Not referred to as 5.0
  • emerging standard
  • found on newer devices
  • more flexible combos of speed and range than 4.x
  • intended for IOT devices
  • its BLE and audio quality imovements are usefil for headsets
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IOT

A

internet of things

89
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DRM

A

digital rights management

90
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SCMS-T

A

Serial Copy Management system

91
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NFC

A

near field communication

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Near field communication

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  • max data rate is 424 Kbps
  • requires devices to be within 20cm of another
  • Range often reduced to 4 to 5 cm
  • Only requires one device to be powered
    • the active, or initator generates an RF field that sends information buy also powers the passive device
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IR

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Infrared

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  • uses a ray of light to transmit digital data
  • requires line of sight
  • max data transfer speed of 4Mbps
95
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Standard HDMI Cable

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  • Carries video up to 720p or 1080i
  • Standard HDMI with ethernet has a dedicated channel for ethernet networking
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HighSpeed HDMI

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  • Carries video resolutions of 1080p, 4k 30Hz, 3D, and deep color
  • High Speed HDMI with ethernet has a dedicated channel for ethernet networking
97
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Ultra High Speed HDMI

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  • Carries video resolutions of 4k, 5k, 8k, and 10k at 120Hz.
  • All Ultra High Speed cables include ethernet
98
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The three types of HDMI connector typex

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  1. Standard HDMI / Type A: measures 13.9mm 3 4.45 mm. For use with most desktops, monitors, and HT devices
  2. Mini-HDMI / Type C: Measures 10.42x2.42mm. For use with portable eltronic devices.
  3. Micro-HDMI/ Type D: Measures 6.4mm x 2.8 mm. For use with smaller form factor computer and devices

All Connectors are 19 pins, and only differ in size. Can be convereted between them with an adapter

99
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TMDS

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transition-mimimized differential signaling

100
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DVI-D Dual Link Connector

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  • 24 pin connector allowing for two TMDS links that can carry more than 10Gbps of digital video.
  • Male connector has pings arranged in three horizontal rows of 8 pins
  • to the side of the 24 pings is a wide flat pin called a ground bar
101
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DVI-D Single-Link Connector

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  • 18 pin connector allowing for one TMDS link.
  • Male connector has pings arranged in two groups of nine (with middle empty)
  • Flat ground bar off to one side of the 18 pins
102
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DVI-I Dual Link Connector

A
  • 28 pin connector designed to carry both digital and analog signals
  • allows for two tdms links
  • arranged in three horizontal rows of 8 pins
  • to the side is a wide flat pin called a gound bar
  • 4 pins surround the ground bar
  • Almost identical to the DVI-D dual link except for the 4 pins surrounding the ground bar
103
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DVI-I Single Link connector

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  • An 22 pin connector desgined to carry both digital and analog signals allowing for one TMDS link
  • Pins arranged in two groups of nine
  • Ground bar off to tone side
  • 4 pins surround ground bar
  • Similar to the DVI-D single link except for the 4 ping arround the ground bar
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DVI-A

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  • A 17 pin connector carrying only analog signals. It is single-link and there isn’t a dual-link option
  • 4 pins around groun bar
  • group of 8 pins and a group of 5 pins
105
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Display Port 1.0/1.1 Bandwidth

A

8.64Gbit/s

106
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DisplayPort 1.2 Bandwidth

A

17.28Gbit/s in High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2) mode

107
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DisplayPort 1.3 / 1.4 Bandwidth

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32.3 Gbps in High Bit Rate 3 Mode

108
Q

HBR mode

A

High Bit Rate mode

109
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USB Type A Connector

A
  • A flat, rectangular connector with four pins.
  • Downstream connector
  • Transmits both power and data
110
Q

USB Type B connector

A
  • A square connector with slightly beveled corners.
  • Used on peripheral devices such as printers
  • Downstream only (only connects to peripherals)
111
Q

USB Mini A connector

A

Small 5 pin connector that has been deprecated

112
Q

USB Mini B

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  • Small 5 pin connector
  • 2/3 width of an A connector
  • USB B mini is used for mobile devices
113
Q

Micro USB A connector

A
  • Small rectangular connector with a white colord receptacle and 5 pins
  • Used with USB on-the-go devices such as cellphones, GPS units, PDAs, and digital cameras
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Micro USB B connector

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  • Simiar to Micro USB A in shape, size, and number of pins, but with black colored receptacle
  • Used with USB on-the-go devices

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