5. Computer Expansion Flashcards

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USB On-The-Go

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Designed for portable devices that can be connected to a computer for data tansfer or charging, but can also serve as USB hosts to connect to USB flash drives, keyboards, etc

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USB 3.x Port

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Always USB2.0 if other ports are white or blue. (Some devices do not use color coding and use all black ports)

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Do not power off when the device is on standby and and cab be used as charing ports even with the computer is asleep

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* Original SATA * 1.5 Gbps Data Rate * Can transfer 150MB/s

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* 3GBps data rate * Transfer speed of 300MB/s * Doubles rate of SATA1.0 * Backwards compatible with 1.0

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* 6Gbps data rate * transfer speed up to 600MB/s * doubles data rate of SATA 2.0 * Backwards compatible with 1.0 and 2.0

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external SATA

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* Allows connectionof external SATA storage devices * Same speeds of internal SATA cables (1.5Gbps to 6Gbps) * I shaped (as opposed to L shaped) * max length of 2 meters * electromagnetic interference shielding

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Used for wired analog telephone service and dial-up modem connections

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Ethernet connection for wired networks. similar to RJ-11 connectors (although larger) 8 pin

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* General Purpose serial bus * comparable to USB 2.0 in data rate, but more effiecient for high speed storage and ivdeo connections * Largely replaced with USB3.0 and Thunderbold devices

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* 400 Mbps * 800 Mbps

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* Low Speed serial connection on old PCs * Serial Port * Uses a D-shaped connector called a D-sub * Port on PC is male rather than femail like most motherboard connections

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* DB-9 * DB-25

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* "Printer Port" * faster than serial * 25-pin D-sub * female on pc side

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* Dominant standard for mice and keyboards prior to USB * Uses round 6 pin connectors * Puple for keyboard * green for mouse * can be split colored for auto device type detection

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* Oldest commonly used display standard * Videos Graphics Array * Uses 15pin D-sub connector (Usually blue) * Analog * Not Hot-swapable * Can support 24bit color (true color) and 7680x4800 resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio

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High-Definition Multimedia Interface

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* Designed as an enhanced replacement for DVI with features useful for home theater equipment such as * Integrated Audio Signal * Digital Rights Management (DRM) * smaller and more convenient connector * Small D shaped connector with two rows of pins

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100Mbps Eithernet 3D video

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* All existing high-definition video formats such as * 720 p * 1080i * 1080p * 480p * Standard Definition formats such as NTSC or PAL * Each successive version adds more resolution options

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* Two video streams to drive multiple displays from as single cable

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* 32 channels of high definition audo * older version support 8

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DisplayPort 1.4

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analog microphone audio input

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analog line level audio input (used for input from line outputs

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Analog line level audio output for the main stereo signal (front speakers or headphones)

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analog line level output for surround speakers, typically read stereo

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analog line level audio output for center channel speaker and subwoofer

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Digital audio signals supporting stereo audio and multichannel Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 audio surround sound

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Rear-channel audio out (making the black port side left/right channels)

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Sony / Philips Digital Interface

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* Can be used for audio inpuit or output. * Electrical S/PDIF cables used RCA connectors * Optical cables use TOSLINK Connectors

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Musical Instrument Digital Interface

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* used to connect synthesizers or other electronic instruments. * MIDI ports on audio equipment are round five-pin connectors * MIDI ports on sounds cards tend to be larger D-SUB connectors are also used for older game controllers

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* Apple technology developed to replace FireWire * Combines PCIe and DisplayPort into one serial bus * can transmit and receive: * data * video * audio * network data * power * Allows for external peripheral devices to operate at internal PCIe data speeds * Expansion cards are implemented on a PCIe graphics card as it can access DisplayPort data and PCIe connectivity on the motherboard * Bi-directional

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20Gbits/s ... 10Gbits on each of the two data channels

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20Gbits/s in a single data channel

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40Gbit/s ... 10Gbits/s on each of the four data channels

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* 1 & 2: 10W of power to each connected device * 3: 15W of power to each connected device

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6 devices per port

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* Thunderbolt 1 & thunderbolt 2 use the Mini DisplayPort Adapter * Thunderbolt 3 uses the USB Type C connector

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Mini Display Port

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* DisplayPort * DVI * HDMI * VGA

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Thunderbolt 3

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* Bluetooth * Near field communications (NFC) * Infrared (IR)

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operates at 10 meter (33 foot) range

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* Gives a longer range, * Usually only found on industrial equipment. * High Power

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* Low Powered * Only works up to a 1 meter range * uncommon

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* supports a max data rate of only 2Mbps * Older and not very common

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* Supports a data rate of 25Mbps * Older but still common

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* Supports a max data rate of 25Mbs * Includes a number of features, including more effiecient data transfers * Introduced Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE), which is intended for low power use devices powered by coin cells * Most devices are Bluetooth 4.0 or 4.1

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Bluetooth Low Energy

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* Not referred to as 5.0 * emerging standard * found on newer devices * more flexible combos of speed and range than 4.x * intended for IOT devices * its BLE and audio quality imovements are usefil for headsets

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internet of things

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digital rights management

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Serial Copy Management system

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near field communication

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* max data rate is 424 Kbps * requires devices to be within 20cm of another * Range often reduced to 4 to 5 cm * Only requires one device to be powered * the active, or initator generates an RF field that sends information buy also powers the passive device

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* uses a ray of light to transmit digital data * requires line of sight * max data transfer speed of 4Mbps

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* Carries video up to 720p or 1080i * Standard HDMI with ethernet has a dedicated channel for ethernet networking

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* Carries video resolutions of 1080p, 4k 30Hz, 3D, and deep color * High Speed HDMI with ethernet has a dedicated channel for ethernet networking

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* Carries video resolutions of 4k, 5k, 8k, and 10k at 120Hz. * All Ultra High Speed cables include ethernet

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1. Standard HDMI / Type A: measures 13.9mm 3 4.45 mm. For use with most desktops, monitors, and HT devices 2. Mini-HDMI / Type C: Measures 10.42x2.42mm. For use with portable eltronic devices. 3. Micro-HDMI/ Type D: Measures 6.4mm x 2.8 mm. For use with smaller form factor computer and devices All Connectors are 19 pins, and only differ in size. Can be convereted between them with an adapter

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transition-mimimized differential signaling

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* 24 pin connector allowing for two TMDS links that can carry more than 10Gbps of digital video. * Male connector has pings arranged in three horizontal rows of 8 pins * to the side of the 24 pings is a wide flat pin called a ground bar

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* 18 pin connector allowing for one TMDS link. * Male connector has pings arranged in two groups of nine (with middle empty) * Flat ground bar off to one side of the 18 pins

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* 28 pin connector designed to carry both digital and analog signals * allows for two tdms links * arranged in three horizontal rows of 8 pins * to the side is a wide flat pin called a gound bar * 4 pins surround the ground bar * Almost identical to the DVI-D dual link except for the 4 pins surrounding the ground bar

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* An 22 pin connector desgined to carry both digital and analog signals allowing for one TMDS link * Pins arranged in two groups of nine * Ground bar off to tone side * 4 pins surround ground bar * Similar to the DVI-D single link except for the 4 ping arround the ground bar

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* A 17 pin connector carrying only analog signals. It is single-link and there isn't a dual-link option * 4 pins around groun bar * group of 8 pins and a group of 5 pins

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8.64Gbit/s

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17.28Gbit/s in High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2) mode

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32.3 Gbps in High Bit Rate 3 Mode

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High Bit Rate mode

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* A flat, rectangular connector with four pins. * Downstream connector * Transmits both power and data

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* A square connector with slightly beveled corners. * Used on peripheral devices such as printers * Downstream only (only connects to peripherals)

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Small 5 pin connector that has been deprecated

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* Small 5 pin connector * 2/3 width of an A connector * USB B mini is used for mobile devices

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* Small rectangular connector with a white colord receptacle and 5 pins * Used with USB on-the-go devices such as cellphones, GPS units, PDAs, and digital cameras

Answer 81

* Simiar to Micro USB A in shape, size, and number of pins, but with black colored receptacle * Used with USB on-the-go devices

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