Interfaces and Ports

Question 1

What is the point at which two devices connect and communicate with each other?

Answer 1

Interface

Question 2

A device connection through which data can be sent and received.

Answer 2

Port

Question 3

The physical access point that enables a computer to communicate with internal and external devices

Answer 3

Connection

Question 4

A hardware connection interface on a personal computer that enables devices to be connected to the computer

Answer 4

I/O Port

Question 5

What does ‘USB’ stand for?

Answer 5

Universal Serial Bus

Question 6

A hardware interface standard designed to provide high performance connections for numerous peripherals with minimal device configuration

Answer 6

USB

Question 7

Which USB standard has a data rate of 480 Mbps shared among all devices on host?

Answer 7

USB 2.0

Question 8

Which USB standard has a bandwith of 5 Gbps?

Answer 8

USB 3.0

Question 9

Which USB standard has super speed mode?

Answer 9

USB 3.0

Question 10

Which USB standard has a full duplex unit?

Answer 10

USB 3.0

Question 11

Which USB standard has a bandwith of 10 Gbps?

Answer 11

USB 3.1

Question 12

Which USB standard has superspeed + mode?

Answer 12

USB 3.1

Question 13

Which USB standard has up to 20 Gbps when using USB-C ports and cables?

Answer 13

USB 3.2

Question 14

Which USB standard has power of 2.5W per device?

Answer 14

USB 2

Question 15

Which USB standard has power of 4.5W per device?

Answer 15

USB 3

Question 16

Which USB standard has adaptors, sometimes called ‘dongles’?

Answer 16

USB OTG (on the go)

Question 17

Which type of connector/port connects to hosts?

Answer 17

Type A (4 pin)

Question 18

Which type of connector/port connects to devices?

Answer 18

Type B (4 pin)

Question 19

Which type of connector/port connects to both hosts and devices?

Answer 19

Type C

Question 20

What is the cable length for Low speed and Super speed connectors?

Answer 20

3 M

Question 21

What is the cable length for Full speed and High speed connectors?

Answer 21

5 M

Question 22

Which type of connector is primarily used on Apple devices?

Answer 22

Thunderbolt

Question 23

Which type of connector allows up to 6 devices per connector and supports links up to 20Gbps?

Answer 23

Thunderbolt 2

Question 24

Which type of connector uses same interface as USB-C and supports links up to 40Gbps?

Answer 24

Thunderbolt 3

Question 25

Which type of connector is used on iPhones and iPads?

Answer 25

Lightning

Question 26

Which type of connector is considered reversible?

Answer 26

Lightning

Question 27

Which type of connector, restricted to mobile devices, needs adaptor cables to connect to PC?

Answer 27

Lightning

Question 28

Which type of connectors connect to serial ports (2)

Answer 28

RD-232, DB-9

Question 29

Which types of connectors have data rates of up to 115 Kbps? (2)

Answer 29

RD-232, DB-9

Question 30

Used to connect an external mass storage device, such as a hard drive or SSD.

Answer 30

eSata

Question 31

This connection only is only for data. Device attached with it needs a separate power supply

Answer 31

eSata

Question 32

Where does an eSata cable connect to?

Answer 32

Internally to the motherboard, just like an internal drive cable

Question 33

How many pins does a Display connector have?

Answer 33

20

Question 34

How many pins does a HDMI connector have?

Answer 34

19

Question 35

Connectors that provide high definition video and sound to a display device

Answer 35

HDMI

Display Connector

Question 36

Ethernet cables. 8 position 8 contact

Answer 36

RJ-45

Question 37

Orange port on sound card

Answer 37

subwoofer

analog output

Question 38

Pink port on sound card

Answer 38

microphone

Question 39

green port on sound card

Answer 39

headphones

Question 40

light blue port on sound card

Answer 40

audio input