Cable Types Objective 3.1

Question 1

HDMI Connector

Answer 1

▪ Used to connect a monitor, TV, or another device for a video output display

Question 2

RJ 45 Connector

Answer 2

▪ Provides net access to local area networks over a wired connection

Question 3

SPDIF Connector

Answer 3

▪ An optical connector that allows high quality audio to a surround sound system
▪ USB 2.0 speeds are good for a microphone, a mouse, or a keyboard

Question 4

DB 25 Connector

Answer 4

▪ A D-shaped sub miniature pin that goes into the back of a computer and has two thumb screws on the side

Question 5

Serial Cable

Answer 5

▪ A cable that sends data in ones and zeros in a straight line, but it can only send one bit at a time, which is measured at the speed of cables in bits per second

Question 6

DB9 Connector

Answer 6

▪ A slow speed connection for much older mice keyboards and other external modems
▪ A USB 1 and a USB 2 run at a much slower speed and should be split across a hub
▪ A USB 1.0 has the slowest speed out of a USB with a maximum speed 1.5 megabits per second

Question 7

USB 1.1

Answer 7

USB 1.1
▪ Known as full speed and runs at 12 megabits per second

Question 8

USB 2.0

Answer 8

▪ Known as high speed and runs at 480 megabits per second

Question 9

USB 3.0

Answer 9

▪ Known as super speed and is at least 5 gigabits per second

Question 10

USB 3.1 Gen One

Answer 10

▪ Runs at 5 gigabits per second

Question 11

USB 3.1 Gen Two

Answer 11

▪ Runs at 10 gigabits per second

Question 12

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Answer 12

▪ Runs at 20 gigabits per second

Question 13

USB 4

Answer 13

▪ The most modern version of USB and can run at 40 gigabits per second
▪ A USB 4 and a USB 3.2 gen 2x2 must have a shorter cable because that is
going to give the best performance
▪ The longer a cable, the more likelihood that the cable would not work as
efficiently, or even at all
● Type A
● Type C
● Type B
● Type B Mini
● Type B Micro

Question 14

HDMI

Answer 14

▪ Known as high-definition multimedia interface and it is the most widely used video interface in the world
▪ Lower resolution HDMI can support HD standard, but higher resolution HDMI can support up to 4k
● Full-Size (Type A Connector)
● Mini Connector (Type C)
● Micro Connector (Type D)

Question 15

Display Port Interface

Answer 15

▪ Used for digital displays with a high-performance replacement
● Full-Size Display Port
● Mini Display Port
▪ Display Ports can support high speed data transfer over its cables starting off with 2.7 gigabits per second, but can go up to 20 gigabits per second

Question 16

DVI

Answer 16

▪ Used to support both analog and digital outputs
● DVI A
● DVI D
● DVI I
▪ DVI A only supports analog signals, DVI D only supports digital signals, and DVI I support both signals

Question 17

VGA

Answer 17

▪ The graphic standard that used a 15-pin standard analog video interface port that would connect to the computer

Question 18

Thunderbolt

Answer 18

▪ A display interface that is used for data transfer
● Thunderbolt version 1 and 2 used a physical connector that were backwards compatible
● All thunderbolt version 3 will support USB-C, but not all USB-C we’ll support Thunderbolt 3

Question 19

Thunderbolt

Answer 19

▪ Supports speeds of up to 40 gigabits per second for data transfer over cables

Question 20

Lightning Cable

Answer 20

▪ A specific proprietary connector that was created by apple their mobile devices

Question 21

SATA Cable

Answer 21

▪ The standard cables that are the main method of connecting a storage device to a motherboard inside of a desktop computer
▪ The SATA cable has two cables, one is a seven-pin data cable, which does not supply any power, and the other is a 15-pin SATA power connector to provide the power to the device
▪ SATA version 1 can support speeds of up to 1.5 gigabits per second, version 2 can support speeds of up 3 gigabits per second, and version 3 can support speeds of up to 6 gigabits per second

Question 22

External SATA

Answer 22

▪ A SATA cable on the outside of the case

Question 23

PATA

Answer 23

▪ The old IDE connectors with the exact same cables and connectors and standards but renamed for branding
▪ Parallel devices have each cable support up to two devices and they both can communicate at the same time

Question 24

Molex Power Connector

Answer 24

▪ A 4-pin connector that would attach from the power supply directly to a device

Question 25

SCIS

Answer 25

▪ A legacy parallel bus connector that allows multiple devices to be Daisy chained together
▪ A narrow SCIS can support up to 7 devices, but a wide SCIS can support up to 15 devices