Cables & Connectors

Question 1

TIA/ETA 568A

Answer 1

White/Green, Green, White/Orange, Blue, White/Blue, Orange, White/Brown, Brown

Telecommunications Cabling Standard

Commercial Building

Question 2

TIA/EIA 568B

Answer 2

White/Orange, Orange, White/Green, Blue, White/Blue, Green, White/Brown, Brown

Telecommunications Cabling Standard (more traditionally used)

Commercial Building

Question 3

UTP

Answer 3

Unshielded Twisted Pair

No additional shielding

Question 4

STP

Answer 4

Shielded Twisted Pair

Additional shielding protects against interference

Shields each pair &/or overall cable

Question 5

VGA

Answer 5

Video Graphics Array

DB-15 (DE-15) Connectors

Analog (degrades beyond 5-10m)

Question 6

HDMI

Answer 6

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Video & audio stream (all digital, no analog)

~20 meter distance
19-pin (Type A)
Proprietary connector

Question 7

DisplayPort

Answer 7

Packetized digital information (functions like ethernet)

Audio & video stream

Compatible with HDMI & DVI

Question 8

DVI

Answer 8

Digital Visual Interface

Single & Duel link (no audio)

DVI-A: Analog signals
DVI-D: Digital signals
DVI-I: Integrated, digital+analog in the same connector

Question 9

SATA

Answer 9

Serial AT Attachment (L-shaped)

One power, one data cable per device

SATA Revision 3.2 - SATA 16Gbit/s, 1 meter

Question 10

Twisted Pair Copper Cabling

Answer 10

2 Wires with equal & opposite signals

Question 11

DSL

Answer 11

Digital Subscriber Line (aka ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)

Uses telephone lines

200 Mbit/s downstream, 20 Mbit/s upstream
~10k ft from central office (max)

Question 12

Cable Broadband

Answer 12

DOCSIS

50 Mbit/s - 1000+ Mbit/s

Question 13

Coaxial Cables

Answer 13

Two or more share a common axis

Question 14

SCSI

Answer 14

Small Computer Systems Interface

Parallel & serial options

Used in scanners, tape drives, CD-ROM. Many devices on a single bus (8 narrow, 16 wide). Standard drive for virtual systems

Question 15

PATA

Answer 15

Parallel AT Attachment

Originally IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics)

Question 16

RJ-11

Answer 16

Registered Jack type 11

6 position, 2 conductor

Telephone or Direct-in-Line connection

Question 17

RJ-45

Answer 17

Registered Jack type 45

8 position, 8 conductor

Modular

Question 18

F-Connector

Answer 18

RG 6 cable. Threaded connector

Cable modem/DOCSIS

Question 19

Punchdown Block

Answer 19

Wire-to-Wire patch panel

Question 20

Molex

Answer 20

4-pin peripheral power connectors

+12V & +5V AMP MATE N LOCK

Power for devices in computer case (storage devices, optical drives, fans, peripherals)

Question 21

DB-9

Answer 21

D-subminiature/D-sub. Used for RS-232 (Recommended Standard)

Serial Communication. Configuration port

Modems, printers mice, networking

Question 22

M.2

Answer 22

Uses PCIe bus connection. >/= 4 GB/s

B-key, M-key, or B- & M-key

Does NOT guarantee NVMe. Can be both a connector and a form factor

Question 23

PCIe

Answer 23

PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect)

Replaces PCI. Unidriectional serial lanes

x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32

Question 24

24-Pin Motherboard Power

Answer 24

Originally 20-pin. Added 4 for PCIe power.

Can be found as 20+4-pin connectors for older 20-pin MoBos

+3.3V, +/-5V, +/-12V

Question 25

1000BASE-T

Answer 25

1 Gbit/sec ethernet standard (IEEE)

Operates on twisted pair copper cabling

Question 26

10GBASE-T

Answer 26

10 Gbit/sec ethernet standard (IEEE)

Operates on twisted pair copper cabling

Question 27

CAT5

Answer 27

Category 5

Obsolete

Question 28

Thunderbolt

Answer 28

High-speed serial connector

Apple proprietary

Maximum 3 meter (copper); 60 meters (optical)