Computer Support/Hardware/Connectors
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This lesson covers connectors.
Objectives and Skills
editObjectives and skills for the connectors portion of A+ certification include:[1]
- Identify common PC connector types and associated cables.
- Display connector types
- DVI-D
- DVI-I
- DVI-A
- DisplayPort
- RCA
- HD15 (i.e. DE15 or DB15)
- BNC
- miniHDMI
- miniDin-6
- Display cable types
- HDMI
- DVI
- VGA
- Component
- Composite
- Coaxial
- Device cables and connectors
- SATA
- eSATA
- USB
- Firewire (IEEE1394)
- PS/2
- Audio
- Adapters and convertors
- DVI to HDMI
- USBAtoUSBB
- USB to Ethernet
- DVI to VGA
- Thunderbolt to DVI
- PS/2 to USB
- HDMI to VGA
- Display connector types
Readings
edit- Wikipedia: Digital visual Interface
- Wikipedia: DisplayPort
- Wikipedia: RCA connector
- Wikipedia: D-subminiature
- Wikipedia: BNC connector
- Wikipedia: HDMI
- Wikipedia: Mini-DIN connector
- Wikipedia: VGA connector
- Wikipedia: Digital visual Interface
- Wikipedia: YPbPr
- Wikipedia: Component video sync
- Wikipedia: RF connector
- Wikipedia: Serial ATA
- Wikipedia: USB
- Wikipedia: IEEE 1394
- Wikipedia: PS/2 port
- Wikipedia: Audio and video interfaces and connectors
- Wikipedia: Adapter (computing)