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Computer Expansion Flashcards

1
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A physical interface standard that you can use to connect up to 127 peripheral devices to your computer

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Universal Serial Bus (USB)

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Introduced in 1996, supports two data rates; 1.5 Mbits/sec, called Low Bandwidth or Low Speed & 12 Mbits/sec, called Full Bandwidth or Full Speed

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USB 1.x

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USB version that became widely available & and fixed prior version to operate w/ hubs

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USB 1.1

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Introduced in 2000, had a transfer rate of 480 Mbits/sec, called High Speed; supports battery charging with low- and high-power variations

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USB 2.0 standard

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5
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How many mA’s is in a unit load?

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100 mA

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What is the max unit load a USB 2.0 can draw?

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5 unit loads (500 mA)

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Introduced in 2010, added the SuperSpeed transfer rate of 5 Gbits/sec

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USB 3.0 standard

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Introduced in 2015, SuperSpeed USB 10 Gbps transfer rate, also simply branded as SuperSpeed+.

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USB 3.1

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9
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What USB standard supports 150 mA and a device may draw a maximum of 6 unit loads (900 mA)

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USB 3.x

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Designed for portable devices that can be connected to a computer for data transfer or charging

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USB On-The-Go (OTG)

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Color indicator of a USB 3.x port

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Blue

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Color indicator of a USB 2.x port

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Black

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13
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How many pins does the USB 3.0 port have?

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9 (5 in the front, 4 in the back)

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Physical interface used to connect internal hard drives, solids state drives, and optical drives to the computer

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Serial AT Attachment (SATA)

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What is the shape of an internal SATA connector and port?

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L shaped

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16
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Effectively transfer 150 MB/sec

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SATA 1.0 (SATA 1.5 Gbits/sec)

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17
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Provides transfer speeds up to 300 MB/sec

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SATA 2.0 (SATA 3 GBits/sec)

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18
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Provides transfer speeds up to 600 MB/sec

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SATA 3.0 (SATA 6 GBits/sec)

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19
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Allows you to connect external SATA hard drives, solids state drives, and optical drives to your computer

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External SATA (eSATA)

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Main differences between internal SATA and eSATA

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eSATA cables have shielding against electromagnetic interference, unlike internal SATA cables.

The eSATA connector and port are I shaped rather than L shaped, to prevent users from using the unshielded internal SATA cable externally.

eSATA data cables have a maximum length of 2 meters, while internal SATA cables can be up to 1 meter long.

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21
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Connector used for wired analog telephone service and for dial-up modem connections on computers

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RJ-11: Registered Jack 11

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22
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Used for wired networks with eight pins

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Ethernet: RJ-45

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23
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A general-purpose serial bus for high speed storage and video connections & operates as a peer-to-peer connection

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FireWire: IEEE 1394

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Respective speeds of FireWire 400 and FireWire 800

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400 Mbps

800 Mbps

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25
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A low-speed serial connector found on old PCs and used for mice, external modems, and various other devices

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RS-232 (serial port)

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26
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D-shaped connector called a D-sub

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RS-232 (serial port)

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27
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Two types of RS-232 connectors

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smaller DB-9 connector and a larger DB-25

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28
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Used for old printers and other external devices and is faster than RS-232

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Parallel: Also known as a printer port

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29
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Uses 25-pin D-sub connectors, but the port on the PC is female

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Parallel Interface (Printer Port)

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30
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Most parallel devices such as printers have a ______ ______ connector on the peripheral side.

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36-pin Centronics

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31
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The dominant standard for mice and keyboards prior to the adoption of USB

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PS/2 ports

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32
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Use round, 6-pin connectors

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PS/2 ports

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33
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Color code for PS/2 connectors

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purple for keyboard and green for a mouse

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34
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Generate the signals needed to output images on a display device

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Video expansion cards

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35
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Devices with LCD displays will have a TTL (parallel) interface or an LVDS (serial) interface connection

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Laptops

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36
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The oldest commonly used standard for computer displays

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VGA

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37
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VGA Connector & Port

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15-pin D-sub connector, usually with a blue port

38
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VGA are hot swappable (True/False)

39
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VGA transmits to the display using an ______ ______

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Analog Signal

40
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Supports a 24-bit display mode (224 or 16,777,216 colors, referred to as True Color), up to 7680 × 4800 pixel resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio, and refresh rates up to 70 Hz

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VGA Connection

41
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The oldest widely used digital connector for computer displays

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Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

42
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Supports both digital and analog video connections, Dual Link 28-pin connector, Single Link 18-pin connector

43
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Supports only digital video connections, Dual Link 24-pin connector, Single Link 18-pin connector

44
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DVI connection that supports only analog video connections. It isn’t very common, 17-pin connector

45
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DVI connectors that have more pins, and are necessary for supporting resolutions greater than 1920x1200

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Dual-Channel

46
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DVI connectors that have two blocks of nine pins with a gap between

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Single-Channel

47
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D-shaped connector but is flatter than VGA and with two rows of pins

48
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Designed as an enhanced replacement for DVI with features useful for home theater equipment such as integrated audio signal, digital rights management (DRM) protection, and a smaller and more convenient connector

49
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HDMI version that support 3D video

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HDMI 1.4 and higher

50
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Supports two video streams to drive multiple displays from a single cable

51
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Supports 32 channels of high definition audio, while older versions support 8 channels

52
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Supports 100 Mbps Ethernet, but may require an “Ethernet over HDMI” cable

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HDMI 1.4 and higher

53
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A digital connector designed for high-resolution computer monitors that is rectangular with a single corner cut off

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DisplayPort

54
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Devices that use Mini-DisplayPort or Micro-DisplayPort adapters

55
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Color code of an analog microphone audio input

56
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Color code of an analog line level audio input, used for input from line outputs

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Light Blue

57
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Color code of an analog line level audio output for the main stereo signal (front speakers or headphones)

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Lime Green

58
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Color code of an analog line level audio output for surround speakers, typically rear stereo

59
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Color code of an analog line level audio output for center channel speaker and subwoofer

60
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Digital audio signals supporting stereo audio, and multichannel Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio surround sound

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Optical Audio

61
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An Apple technology developed to replace FireWire that combines PCIe and DisplayPort into one serial bus, allowing it to transmit and receive data, video, audio, network data, and power

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Thunderbolt

62
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Transfer rates of Thunderbolt

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Thunderbolt 1 - 20Gbits/sec. 10Gbits/sec on each of the two data channels.
Thunderbolt 2 - 20Gbits/sec in a single data channel.
Thunderbolt 3 - 40 Gbit/sec. 10Gbits/sec on each of the four data channels.

63
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Daisy-chain up to 6 devices per port

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Thunderbolt

64
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Can provide 10 W of power to each connected device

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Thunderbolt 1 & 2

65
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Can provide 15 W of power to each connected device

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Thunderbolt 3

66
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Uses the Mini DisplayPort (MDP) connector

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Thunderbolt 1 & 2

67
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Uses the USB Type C connector

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Thunderbolt 3

68
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Support dual 4K 60 Hz displays

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Thunderbolt 3

69
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Can connect DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, and VGA displays using adapters

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Thunderbolt

70
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Designed to form a wireless personal area network (WPAN) or piconet of a handful of devices, presumably belonging to one user; uses 2.4 GHz microwave frequencies

71
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How many devices can each piconet support?

72
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What is the range of a class 2 bluetooth transceiver?

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10-meter (33 ft)

73
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Supports a maximum data rate of 2 MBps

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Bluetooth 2.x

74
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Supports a data rate of 25 Mbps

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Bluetooth 3.0

75
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Supports 25 Mbps, but includes a number of other features, including more efficient data transfers. Introduced Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

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Bluetooth 4.x

76
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An emerging standard that is found on newer devices, and offers more flexible combinations of speed and range; intended specifically for Internet of Things devices

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Bluetooth 5 (Not 5.0)

77
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Global term for technology used to protect copyrighted data

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Digital Rights Management (DRM)

78
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Designed for only two devices to temporarily communicate over short distances, and in fact only one of them even needs to be powered.

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Near field communication (NFC)

79
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Commonly used for contactless payment devices

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Near field communication (NFC)

80
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Data transfer rate tops out at 424 kbits/sec

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Near field communication (NFC)

81
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Transfer rate is 24 Mbits/sec

82
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Uses a focused ray of light in a modulated signal to transmit digital data that operates at a modulate 38 kHz frequency

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Infrared (IR)

83
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Maximum data transfer speed is 4 Mbits/sec

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Infrared (IR)

84
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What DisplayPort version supports 8.64 Gbit/s data rate over a standard 4-lane main link?

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1.0 to 1.1

85
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What DisplayPort version supports 17.28 Gbit/s in High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2) mode?

86
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What DisplayPort version supports 32.4 Gbit/s with the High Bit Rate 3 (HBR3) mode?

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1.3 to 1.4

87
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Carry analog component RGBHV (red, green, blue, horizontal sync, vertical sync) video signals and VESA Display Data Channel (VESA DDC) data from a VGA-enabled device, such as a projector or computer, to a monitor.

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VGA HD15 cables

88
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A High Density DB-style connector with three rows of 5 pins, omits pin #9

89
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Same pinout as the HD15, but does not omit the #9 pin

90
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Apple’s proprietary expansion interface used to charge and connect its “i-branded” mobile devices, such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod

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Lightning cable

91
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USB 2.0 cable with a very small 8-pin connector on one end and a USB Type A connector on the other

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Lightning cable

92
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Contain a small authentication chip to prevent unauthorized production of the cables.

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Lightning connectors

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