Chp 8 Ports and Interfaces

Question 1

USB

Answer 1

Universal Serial Bus
USB 1.1 - 1.5Mbps/12Mbps & 3 Meters
USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) - 480Mbps & 5 Meters
USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed USB) - 5Gbps/10Gbps & No Maximum Cable Length

Question 2

IEEE 1394

Answer 2

FireWire
A family of high-speed, bidirectional, serial transmission ports that can connect digital devices to PCs, or digital devices to each other.

Question 3

SATA

Answer 3

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

Interface to connect to internal hard disk drives, SSDs, and optical drives.

Question 4

eSATA

Answer 4

External SATA

Question 5

VGA

Answer 5

Video Graphics Array
Analog
2048 x 1536
An analog display standard. has varying levels of red, green, or blue per pixel onscreen.

Question 6

DVI

Answer 6

Digital Visual Interface
Digital/Analog
1920 x 1200
2560 x 1600
A digital video port currently used by most LED and LCD displays smaller than 25 inches.

Question 7

HDMI

Answer 7

High Definition Multimedia Interface
Digital/Analog
1920 x 1200
4k
A standard used for video cards and integrated video that is designed for home theater.

Question 8

Thunderbolt

Answer 8

A high-speed interface capable of supporting hard disk drives, SSDs, HDTVs up to 4K resolution, and other types of Input/Output devices.
1 - 10Gbps
2 - 20Gbps
3 - 40Gbps

Question 9

Displayport

Answer 9

Digital/Analog
4k
A standard similar to HDMI that allows multiple displays to be connected via a single connection.

Question 10

RCA

Answer 10

Can be used for both analog video and stereo audio.

Red, White, yellow wires