Cables Flashcards
A USB 1.0
the slowest speed out of a USB with a maximum speed of1.5 megabits per second
USB 1.1
Known as full speed and runs at 12 megabits per second
USB 2.0
Known as high speed and runs at 480 megabits per second
USB 3.0
Known as super speed and is at least 5 gigabits per second
USB 3.1 Gen One
▪ Runs at 5 gigabits per second
USB 3.1 Gen Two
Runs at 10 gigabits per second
o USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
▪ Runs at 20 gigabits per second
USB 4
The most modern version of USB and can run at 40 gigabits per second
must have a shorter cable because that is
going to give the best performance
A USB 4 and a USB 3.2 gen 2x2
DB 25 Connector
A D-shaped sub miniature pin that goes into the back of a computer and
has two thumb screws on the side
Serial Cable
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
DB9 Connector
A slow speed connection for much older mice keyboards and other
external modems
run at a much slower speed and should be split
across a hub
A USB 1 and a USB 2
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
HDMI
▪ 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
HDMI different connectors
● Full-Size (Type A Connector)
● Mini Connector (Type C)
● Micro Connector (Type D)
HDMI Category 1
● The standard HDMI that is used for video content
HDMI Category 2
The high-speed HDMI that uses higher resolutions
HDMI Version 2
Higher speeds that are specified for data transfer using HDMI
Display Port Interface
Used for digital displays with a high-performance replacement
● Full-Size Display Port
● Mini Display Port
Display Port
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
DVI
▪ Used to support both analog and digital outputs
● DVI A
● DVI D
● DVI I
VGA
The graphic standard that used a 15-pin standard analog video interface
port that would connect to the computer
Thunderbolt
A display interface that is used for data