Messer - Section 3 Flashcards
Coaxial cable uses what kind of connectors?
F-connectors
Which type of cable is used to reduce noxious fumes in the event of a fire?
Plenum-rated
RG-6 and RG-59 are examples of what type of cable?
Coaxial
DVI-D
DVI-I
Display Port HDMI
Versions 1 and 2 of this serial cable transfer data at 20 Gbps and use the Mini DisplayPort connector. Version 3 transfers data at 40 Gbps and uses a USB-C connector
Thunderbolt
Cable used to connect to older modems, printers, mice and networks. Based on the RS-232 standard.
DB-9
Proprietary to Apple, connects to iPhones and iPads, can be inserted either way.
Lightning
Versions 1.1, 2, and 3 of this serial cable transfer data at 12 Mbps, 480 Mbps and 5 Gbps, respectively. Versions 3.1 and 3.2 increased speeds to 10 and 20 Gbps.
USB
Cable used to connect to Serial AT Attachment hard drives. Speeds range from 1.5 Gbps using Revision 1.o, all the way up to 16 Gbps using Revision 3.2.
SATA
Cable used to connect to older Parallel AT Attachment hard drives. Speeds range from 16 MBps to up to 133 MBps.
PATA
Cable used to connect up to 16 drivers/peripherals to a single cable, forming a “chain” of devices. Every device on the chain requires a unique ID to distinguish i from other devices on the same cable/chain.
SCSI
Twisted Pair Copper Cabling Acronyms:
TP
U
S
F
?/?TP
TP = Twisted Pair
U = Unshielded
S = Braided Shielding
F = Foil Shielding
(Overall) / (Individual) TP
Plenum-Rated Cable
Fire-rated Fluorinated ethylene polymer (FEP) or low-smoke polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
May not bend as much as traditional PVC
Coxial cable used in television/digital cable and high-speed internet over cable
RG-6
Coaxial cable used as patch and not designed for long distances.
UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair Copper Cable
