Ports
Parallel port
A 25 pin port used by older printers
mouse
A device that goes in the green port _____________
keyboard
A device that goes in the purple port ________________
Serial port
A nine pin male port used by older PCs. Mostly replaced by USB.
PS/2
Also known as "mini DIN", a six pin port used by mice and keyboards.
IEEE 1394
Another name for FireWire
microphone, audio in, audio out, and stereo audio out
Audio ports consist of which four sound ports?
S/PDIF
Connects to an external home theater audio system
VGA
DB15, HD15 or DE15 are other names for ____
100 mbps
Fast Ethernet ports run at what speed?
1000 mbps or 1 gbps
Gigabit Ethernet runs at what speed?
Green and Red respectively
Headphones would go into the ________ port and the microphone would go in the _____ port.
RJ45 Port
The Ethernet port is also known as _______
RJ11
The telephone line connector is also known as ______
DB9 port
This port is also known as ___________
LPT port
This port is also known as _____________
Thunderbolt port
Transmits video, data and power
USB
Universal Serial Bus
External SATA or eSATA (Is faster than FireWire)
Used for external HDDs or other devices.
FireWire
Used for high-speed multimedia devices such as digital camcorders
Modem port or RJ-11
Used to connect phone lines to computers
S-Video (4 pin and 7 pin types exist with the 4 pin being the most common)
Used to connect to TV's
Ethernet port
Used to connect to a wired network
Digital Video Interface
What does DVI stand for?
High Definition Multimedia Interface, transmits digital video and audio(not analog)
What does HDMI stand for and what does it do?
Sony/Philips Digital Interface
What does S/PDIF stand for?
Video Graphics Array, has 15 pins
What does VGA stand for and how many pins does it have?
Display port,
transmits digital video and audio(not analog). This is slowly replacing VGA and DVI
