Storage Cables

Question 1

Supports speeds of up to 40 gigabits per second for data transfer over cables

Answer 1

Thunderbolt

Question 2

A specific proprietary connector that was created by Apple for their mobile devices

Answer 2

Lightning Cable

Question 3

• The standard cables that are the main method of connecting a storage device to a motherboard inside of a desktop computer
• It has two cables, one is a seven-pin data cable, which does not supply any power, and the other is a 15-pin power connector to provide the power to the device
• Version 1 can support speeds of up to 1.5 gigabits per second, version 2 can support speeds of up to 3 gigabits per second, and version 3 can support speeds of up to 6 gigabits pers second

Answer 3

SATA Cable

Question 4

• The old IDE connectors with the exact same cables and connectors and standards but renamed for branding
• Parallel devices have each cable support up to two devices and they both can communicate at the same time

Answer 4

PATA

Question 5

A 4-pin connector that would attach from the power supply directly to a device

Answer 5

Molex Power Connector

Question 6

• A legacy parallel BUS connector that allows multiple devices to be daisy chained together
• A narrow cable can support up to 7 devices, but a wide cable can support up to 15 devices

Answer 6

SCIC