Module Eleven Flashcards
What does DVI stand for?
Digital Visual Interface
What does a DVI cable look like?
What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
What does Plug-and-Play mean
When a USB cable is plugged into a PC, Windows recognizes it automatically.
How much power can a USB cable provide?
About 4.5 W.
What are the three types of USB connectors?
- Type A
- Type B
- Type C
There are two types of USB-B connectors. What are they?
- Type B Mini
- Type B Micro
What is the data rate for USB 1.1?
12Mbps
What is the data rate for USB 2.0?
480 Mbps
What’s USB 3.0 data rates?
5Gbps or 5000 Mbps
What is the data rate for USB 3.1?
10 Gbps
What’s the data rate for USB 3.2?
10 and 20 Gbps.
Transfers two lanes of operation.
The current standard.
What does SCSI stand for?
Small Computer System Interface.
What does a firewire bus port look like?
What does a firewire bus cable look like?
What does the firewire bus symbol look like?
The IEEE 1394 is the standard for which bus?
Firewire Bus
What is the maximum transfer rate of a firewire 400 6-pin alpha?
400 Mbps
What was the transfer rates of the 9-pin beta Firewire?
800Mbps
What makes up an image on computer.
A number of pixels.
The total number of colors supported in an image is referred to as what?
Color depth.
What’s another term for color depth?
bit depth
The speed at which the display is refreshed is measured in what?
Hz
What does VGA stand for?
Video Graphics Array
Who created VGA?
IBM
How many pins does VGA have?
Fifteen
How many pins does DVI have?
It variers but starts at 17
What does a VGA Port look like?
Tell me four things about VGA
- 640x480 pixels
- 16 different colors (4-bit colors.
- Video Graphics Array.
- Refresh rate is 60Hz
What does SVGA stand for?
Super Video Graphics Array
Two things about SVGA
- 800x600 pixels
- 4 or 8 bit color
What does CRT stand for?
Cathode Ray Tube.
What does HDMI stand for?
High Definition Multimedia Interface
What four things does HDMI support?
- Video
- Audio
- Remote Control
- Digital Content Protection
2.1 is the newest edition to HDMI. What type of connector does it use and how many pins does it have?
Type A, 19 Pins
What did they call HDMI v1.3? How may pins did it have? and what was it built for?
- Mini HDMI
- 19 Pins
- Portable devices such as camcorders
What did they call HDMI v1.4? How many pins did it have? What was it built for?
- Micro HDMI
- 19 Pins
- Portable devices such as camcorders
(side note - it was smaller than Mini HDMI)
What does HDMI look like?
What is this?
DP++ DisplayPort and connector
What is a TB stand for?
Thunderbolt
What does DVI stand for?
Digital Visual Interface
What is Digital Visual Interface (DVI)?
A high-quality digital interface flat-panel equipment
Whether you use single- or dual-link DVI, more bandwidth is available. What resolution might require DVI?
HDTV 1920x1200
What is this port?
DVI-D single link
What is this port?
DVI-I single-link
What port is this?
DVI-D dual link
What port is this?
DVI-I dual-link
Does DVI support analog or digital?
DVI-A only supports analog
DVI-D only supports digital
DVI-I supports both
How is DVI-D backward-compatible with HDMI?
I would have to use a DVI-D graphics adaper in order to connect to an HDMI port on the display device.
How many pins does VGA have?
15
What color is a VGA port?
blue
What does RGB stand for?
Red, Green, Blue
Is VGA analog or digital?
Analog. Although digital is possible, the signal must be converted and is therefore not very efficient.
What does HID stand for? Give an example.
Human Interface Devices. A keyboard would be an example.
What are these ports called?
PS/2 ports. The purple is for keyboards the green is for mice. The color is the only thing that differentiate them.
Is ps/2 hot-swappable?
Nope
Where can basic Mouse settings be configured?
In Control Panel/Settings under the Mouse applet.
Where is the keyboard layout configurable?
The Language applet under Control Panel/Settings.
Where can I configure a Stylus?
Pen and Touch applet in Control Panel
What does PAN stand for?
Personal Area network
Is Bluetooth considered radio-based technology?
Yes, but it’s designed to work over close range.
What does RFID stand for?
Radio Frequency ID
What is RFID used for?
Tagging and tracking objects using specially-encoded tags.
What does NIC stand for?
Network Interface Card
What is a NIC Card and what does it do?
It’s a local network adapter. It allows you to connect to the network around you.
How many pins does an RJ45 have?
8
What is a RJ45?
It’s an ethernet cable.
What does LAN stand for?
Local Area Network.
What is this port/connector?
RJ-11
How many pins does an RJ-11 port/connector have?
4 or 6
What does DSL stand for?
Digital Subscriber Line
What is DSL?
A modem/router appliance used to connect a home network to the Internet.
What kind of port/connector does DSL use?
RJ-45.
You want to purchase a flat panel monitor that can show widescreen movies. Which native resolution should you choose?
1920x1080