Chapter 3: Peripherals, Cables, and Connectors

Question 1

USB host controllers can support up to ____ devices, which is accomplished through the use of a 7-bit identifier.

Answer 1

127

Question 2

USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Max Speed:
Color:
Max Cable Length:

Answer 2

Max Speed: 480 Mbps
Color: Black
Max Cable Length: 5 m

Question 3

USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
Max Speed:
Color:
Max Cable Length:

Answer 3

Max Speed: 5 Gbps
Color: Blue
Max Cable Length: 3 m

Question 4

A ____ USB port is “always on,” meaning it’s capable of charging a connected device even if the PC is sleeping or shut down.

Answer 4

yellow

Question 5

The newest version of USB power standards, USB Power Delivery 3.1, requires the use of a ____ cable.

Answer 5

USB-C

Question 6

A standard USB cable has some form of ____ connector on the end that plugs into the computer or hub, and some form of ____ or proprietary connector on the device end.

Answer 6

Type-A, Type-B

Question 7

The ____ is Apple’s proprietary connector for iPhones and iPads, and a standard cable has a USB Type-A connector on one end and the ____ on the other. It’s not keyed, meaning that you can put it in with either edge up.

Answer 7

Lightning connector

Question 8

____ combines PCIe with DisplayPort technology, and it’s primarily used for video but the connection itself can support multiple types of peripherals. Devices can be daisy-chained six levels deep for each controller interface.

Answer 8

Thunderbolt

Question 9

A ____ female serial connector attaches to a 9-pin serial port (male) and was used among peripherals that didn’t need to transfer information at high speeds.

Answer 9

DB-9

Question 10

The ____ connector is used to transfer analog video signals, has 15-pins, and usually are blue.

Answer 10

VGA or Video Graphics Array

Question 11

A series of connectors know collectively as ____ are used to transfer either digital, analog, or both video signals. The connector is usually white with pins that are asymmetrical in their placement.

Answer 11

DVI or Digital Visual Interface

Question 12

The three main categories of DVI connectors are:

Answer 12

1. DVI-A: Analog only
2. DVI-D: Digital only
3. DVI-I: Combination analog/digital

Question 13

The DVI-D and DVI-I connectors come in two varieties:

Answer 13

1. Single-link
2. Double-link (more conductors for more performance)

Question 14

A simple passive ____ will convert between DVI-A and VGA.

Answer 14

DVI-to-VGA adapter

Question 15

Can DVI-I cables convert between analog and digital?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

____ is an all-digital technology that advances the work of DVI to include the same dual-link resolutions using a standard cable but with higher motion-picture frame rates an digital audio right on the same connector.

Answer 16

HDMI or High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 17

HDMI is compatible with ____ and ____ interfaces through proper adapters, but HDMI’s audio and remote-control pass-through features are lost.

Answer 17

DVI-D, DVI-I

Question 18

____ is a royalty-free digital display interface that uses less power than other digital interfaces and VGA. It can transmit audio and video simultaneously, and it’s backward compatible with VGA and DVI using an adapter. An adapter also allows HDMI and DVI voltages to be lowered to those required by ____.

Answer 18

DisplayPort

Question 19

Early versions of SCSI used a parallel bus interface called SCSI Parallel Interface (SPI), that was replaced by ____, which is a serial bus and used by most 15,000 rpm hard drives.

Answer 19

SAS or Serial Attached SCSI

Question 20

What is the max transfer rate of eSATA?

Answer 20

6 Gbps