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Section 2: Cable Types Flashcards

1
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Bit

A

Binary Digit a single “bit” can store one of two values: 1 or 0

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2
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Nibble

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4 bits i.e. 0110

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3
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Byte

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8 bits i.e. 11010101

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4
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“bps”

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Bits per second

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5
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1000 bits

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1 Kilobit (1Kb)

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6
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b =

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bits

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7
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B =

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Bytes (8x as many bits)

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8
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1 million bits =

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1 Megabit (Mb)

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9
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1 million bytes =

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1 Megabyte (MB)

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10
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1 billion bits =

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1 Gigabit (Gb)

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11
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1 billion bytes =

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1Gigabyte (GB)

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12
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1 trillion bits =

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1 Terabit (Tb)

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13
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1 trillion bytes =

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1 Terabyte (TB)

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14
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USB:

A

Universal Serial Bus

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15
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Modern USB port allows up to?

A

127 devices daisy chained per USB port

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16
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Host Controller:

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uses the same amount of bandwidth for all devices in a port

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17
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USB 1.0: LowSpeed

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Maximum transfer speed of 1.5Mbps - 0.1875MB/s

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18
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USB 1.1: FullSpeed

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Maximum transfer speed of 12Mbps - 1.5MB/s

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19
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USB 2.0: HiSpeed

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Maximum transfer speed of 480Mbps - 60MB/s

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20
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USB 3.1GEN1 : SuperSpeed USB

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Maximum transfer speed of 5Gbps - 500MB/s

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21
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USB 3.1GEN2

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Maximum transfer speed of 10Gbps - 1212.12MB/s

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22
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USB 3.1Gen2x2

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Maximum transfer speed of 20Gbps - 2424.24MB/s

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23
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USB4

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40Gbps - 5GB/s

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24
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Longer cables have higher chances of?

A

resistance and speed and signal deterioration

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25
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USB 1.0 Limitation length

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3 meters (9ft)

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26
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USB 1.1/2.0 Limitation

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5 meters (15ft)

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27
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USB 3.0/ USB4 Limitation

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3 meters (9ft)

28
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USB 1.0/2.0 Port Power =

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500 milliamps/ 0.5 amps

29
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USB 3.0 Port Power =

A

900 milliamps/ 0.9 amps (4.5W)

30
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Dedicated power device port / PD port =

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1500 milliamps/ 1.5 amps (7.5W)

31
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HDMI:

A

High Definition Multimedia Interface (most widely used)

32
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HDMI Category 1 (Standard):

A

used for video content. supports 1080p and 60 hertz

33
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HDMI Category 2 (High Speed):

A

has great length of distance and high resolution allows up 4k/8k resolution and higher refresh rates 60/120/144 hertz. (premium high speed of 18Gbps and ultra high speed of 48Gbps)

34
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HDMI Digital Content Protection (HDCP)

A

Allows a device to validate the connection i.e. ROKU

35
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Display Port Interface (DP):

A

developed as a competitor to HDMI to avoid royalty fees and has all the same capabilities as HDMI

36
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DVI: Digital Video Interface

A

supports analog and digital outputs

37
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What are the 3 types of DVI and what do they do?

A
  • DVI-A (Analog) only supports analog signals
  • DVI-D (Digital) only supports digital signals
  • DVI-I supports both digital and analog signals
38
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VGA: Video Graphics Array

A

uses a 15-pin standard analog video interface port

39
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Thunderbolt

A

acts like a display interface and can do data transfer

40
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Thunderbolt 1 and 2 connector

A

is backwards compatible with Display Port(DP) they look identical to DP but are signified by a small lightning bolt

41
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Thunderbolt 3:

A

physical interface that uses the same port as USB-C. Port fully compatible with USB-C however USB-C ports do not always support Thunderbolt 3

41
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Serial:

A

can connect one device at a time

42
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Thunderbolt 3 length limitation

A

maximum of 1.6ft which provides up to 40Gbps

43
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Parallel:

A

can connect multiple devices at once

44
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Thunderbolt 1 and 2 :

A

uses DP type connector

45
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Thunderbolt 3 and 4 :

A

uses USB-C type connector

46
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Lightning Cable:

A

specific propriety connector created by Apple for mobile devices has either USB-C or USB-A on other end of cable

47
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SATA Cable: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment

A

Standard method of connecting a storage device to a motherboard.

48
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SATA 7-Pin Data Cable

A

Performs the data transfer and does not supply power.

49
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SATA 15-Pin Power Connector

A

Provides the power and does not transfer data.

50
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SATA1:

A

supports speeds of up to 1500Mbps(1.5Gbps)

51
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SATA2:

A

supports speeds of up to 3000Mbps(3Gbps)

52
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SATA3:

A

supports speed of up to 6000Mbps(6Gbps)

53
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External SATA (eSATA):

A

Cable outside of case

54
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USB 1.0-2.0 Era Types

A

USB Type- A
USB Type- B
USB Mini B
USB Micro B

55
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USB 3.0 Era Types

A

USB Type- A super speed
USB Type- B
USB Type- C
USB Micro B Super Speed

56
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HDMI Types

A

Type: A standard
Type: C mini
Type: D micro

57
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2 Display Port Types

A

Full size Display Port (DP) has button release
Mini Display Port

58
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Display Port data transfer speed

59
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Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment(PATA)

A

use IDE cables and connectors and standards but is differentiated from SATA. Gray flat ribbon cable 40-pin connector

60
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MOLEX Power Connector

A

4-pin connector attached directly from the power supply to a device

61
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Small Computer Systems Interface(SCSI)

A

Legacy parallel bus connector that allows multiple devices to be daisy chained together

62
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Narrow SCSI

A

supports up to 7 devices

63
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Wide SCSI

A

supports up to 15 devices

64
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High Density Cable

A

68-pins used for carrying data required a MOLEX connector to provide additional power to that device

65
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Single Connector Attachment(SCA)

A

80 pins incorporated both power and data

220-1101 A+ (2 decks)

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