Physical Connections

Question 1

What is the maximum length for a USB 1.1 cable?

Answer 1

5m, same for USB 2.0

Question 2

What is the maximum transmission speed of usb 1.1 low speed?

Answer 2

1.5 Mbps

Question 3

What is the maximum transmission speed of usb 1.1 full speed?

Answer 3

12 Mbps

Question 4

What is the maximum transmission speed of usb 2.0 hi-speed?

Answer 4

480 Mbps

Question 5

What is the maximum transmission speed of usb 3.0 super-speed?

Answer 5

5 Gbps

Question 6

How many pins does a USB 1.1 cable have?

Answer 6

4 pin

Question 7

How many pins does a USB 2.0 cable have?

Answer 7

4 pins

Question 8

How many pins does a USB 3.0 cable have?

Answer 8

9 pins. Also, a 11 pin version that supplies extra power exists.

Question 9

What is the maximum transfer speed for IEEE 1394a firewire?

Answer 9

400 Mbps

Question 10

What is the maximum transfer speed for IEEE 1394b firewire?

Answer 10

800 Mbps

Question 11

What is the maximum length for a firewire cable?

Answer 11

4.5m, although up to 16 cables can be daisy chained using active repeaters

Question 12

What is the connection speed of SATA 1.0?

Answer 12

1.5 Gbps (150 MBps)

Question 13

What is the connection speed of SATA 2.0?

Answer 13

3 Gbps (300 MBps)

Question 14

What is the connection speed of SATA 3.0?

Answer 14

6 Gbps.(600 MBps)

Question 15

What are the speeds of eSATA?

Answer 15

It depends on which version of SATA is running, eSATA just extended the bus to external devices.