Chapter 3 Flashcards
what are the four most common categories of expansion cards installed today? pg-129
Video, Multimedia, I/O, Communication
A video adapter more commonly called a what? pg-130
Graphics adapter or a video card
A sound card typically has small,round,1/8’’ jacks on the back of it for connecting what? pg-131
Microphones, Headphones, and speakers as well as other sound equipment.
What are two types of Device Connector Types? pg-137
D-subminiature, RJ-series
Is a class of internal and external devices that allows you to connect a broadcast signal such as home cable television to your computer and display the output on the computer monitor. pg-132
Tuner Card
Can also be a stand alone device and is often used to save a video stream to the computer for later manipulation or sharing. pg- 132
Video Capture Card
Is often used as a catchall phrase for any expansion card that expands the system to interface with devices that offer input to the system output from the system or both. pg-132
I/O Card
Is an expansion card that connects a computer to a network so that it can communicate with other computers on that network. pg-132
Network Interface Card (NIC)
(NIC) Can also stand for what? pg- 133
Network Interface Controller
Is an device that converts digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can be transmitted over phone lines and back again. pg-134
Modem
Places the expansion slots sideways on a special riser card to use the reduced vertical space optimally. pg-134
New Low-Profile Extended (NLX)
Generic name for any connector on a computer or peripheral into which a cable can be plugged. pg-136
Port
The D-sub connector are usually shape like what? pg-137
Trapezoids
The part containing pin contacts is called what on the D-sub? pg-137-138
male and socket is the female
What are seven common Peripheral Cable and their Interfaces? pg-145
Drive interface, SCSI, Parallel, Serial, USB, IEEE 1394 ( FireWire), RJ-45, Audio ( RCA and TOSLINK), and PS/2
Most infrared post support the what? pg-142
Infrared Data Association (IrDA)
Is a method of connecting two dissimilar items together. pg-145
Interface
Is a method of connecting a peripheral or accessory to a computer, including the specification of cabling, connector and port type, speed and method of communication used. pg-145
Peripheral interface
What are some common Ports and Connectors? pg-149
DC power in, Analog modem RJ-11, Ethernet NIC RJ-45, S-video out, DVI-D (dual-link)out, SVGA out, Parallel (on top), Standard serial, Mouse (on top), Keyboard, S/PDIF (out), USB.
What does (MIDI) stand for?pg- 150
Musical Instrument Digital Interface
The three main types of Serial Interface? pg-155
Standard Serial, Universal Serial Bus (USB), IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
Requires that each pair in the cable assembly be shielded to withstand the electromagnetic interference (EMI) inherent with transmissions at higher frequencies. pg-160
Shielding
The DVI-D and DVI-I connectors come in what two varieties? pg-167
Single Link, Dual Link
What does HDMI stand for? pg-167
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
Performs a signal-splitting function similar to RGB separation. pg-170
Component video
Is a component video technology that, in its basic form combines the two chroma signals into one resulting in video quality not quite as high as that of YPbPr. pg-172
S-video
Combines all luma and chroma leads into one. pg 172
Composite Video
Device that measures one or more physical or behavioral features of an organism is literally a device that measures life. pg-182
Biometric Devices
Isn’t an input device but it allows you to switch between sets of input devices.pg-183
KVM Switch
One that transfers information from outside the computer system to an internal storage location such as system RAM, video RAM, flash memory, or disk storage.pg-175
Input Device
Is a specialized input device commonly used in retail and other industrial sectors that manage inventory. pg-180
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