Chapter 3: Peripherals & Expansion

Question 1

The USB 3.0 aka SuperSpeed recommends what color coding for all interfaces and cables?

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Answer 1

Blue to differentiate from legacy cables and interfaces.

Question 2

What can you do if you run out of USB ports?

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Answer 2

You can simply plug in a USB hub which will give you several more USB ports from one original port.

Question 3

T/F From the perspective of the cable’s plug……..
A is always oriented toward the system from the component.

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Answer 3

True

Question 4

What two things, if nothing else, is the IEEE 1394 (FireWire) about?

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Answer 4

speed and efficiency

Question 5

T/F The FireWire 400 and Firewire 800 has a maximum throughput of 400 and 800, respectively.

pg. 161

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The FireWire 400 uses a special type of six-wire cable encoding originally referred to as (blank).

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Answer 6

alpha

Question 7

The FireWire 800 uses a special type of nine-wire cable
encoding originally referred to as (blank).

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Answer 7

beta

Question 8

A topology can be thought of as the layout of the nodes that make up the endpoints and connecting devices of the (blank).

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Answer 8

network

Question 9

A (blank) can be thought of as a link between any two devices, repeaters, or bridges.

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Answer 9

hop

Question 10

Star and Tree topologies can be formed as long as no two devices are separated by more than (blank) hops.

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Answer 10

16

Question 11

USB 3.0 does not provide (blank) networking the way FireWire does.

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Answer 11

bridged

Question 12

The RCA cable is a simple (blank) cable.

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Answer 12

coaxial

Question 13

Why are the RCA male connectors on a connection cable sometimes plated in gold?

pg. 163

Answer 13

to increase their corrosion resistance and to improve longevity

Question 14

What is the most important input device for a PC?

pg. 163

Answer 14

keyboard

Question 15

Why would a PS/2 cable have only one connector?

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Answer 15

because the other end is connected directly to the device

Question 16

What type of keyboard and mouse attachment is fairly popular today and most often achieved with Bluetooth technology or a proprietary RF implementation?

pg. 165

Answer 16

wireless

Question 17

DVI-A

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Answer 17

Digital Visual (Video) Interface with an analog-only connector. The source must produce analog output, and the monitor must understand analog input.

Question 18

DVI-D

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Answer 18

Digital Visual (Video) Interface with a digital-only connector. The source must produce digital output, and the monitor must understand digital input.

Question 19

DVI-I

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Answer 19

Digital Visual (Video) Interface with a combination analog/digital connector.

Question 20

What is an all-digital technology that advances the work of DVI?

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Answer 20

HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 21

How many connectors are on a Component Video cable?

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Answer 21

3 RCA connectors

Question 22

T/F The S-video is a component video technology that combines the two chroma signals into one.

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Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is another component video technology?

pg. 172

Answer 23

Composite Video

Question 24

Display port

pg. 173

Answer 24

A royalty-free digital display interface from the VESA / Video Electronics Standards Assoc.

Question 25

What are the frequency terms used when referring to the two main forms of coaxial cable?

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Answer 25

baseband and broadband