USB Cables

Question 1

A D-shaped sub miniature pin that goes into the back of a computer and has two thumb screws on the side.

Answer 1

DB 25 Connector

Question 2

A cable that sends data in ones and zeros in a straight line, but it can only send one bit at a time, which is measured at the speed of cables in bits per second.

Answer 2

Serial Cable

Question 3

• A slow speed connection for much older mice keyboards and other external modems
• A USB 1 and a USB 2 run at a much slower speed and should be split across a hub
• A USB 1.0 has the slowest speed out of a USB with a maximum speed of 1.5 megabits per second

Answer 3

DB9 Connector

Question 4

Known as full speed and runs at 12 megabits per second

Answer 4

USB 1.1

Question 5

Known as high speed and runs at 480 megabits per second

Answer 5

USB 2.0

Question 6

Known as super speed and is at least 5 gigabits per second

Answer 6

USB 3.0

Question 7

Runs at 5 gigabits per second

Answer 7

USB 3.1 Gen One

Question 8

Runs at 10 gigabits per second

Answer 8

USB 3.1 Gen Two

Question 9

Runs at 20 gigabits per second

Answer 9

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Question 10

• The most modern version of USB and can run at 40 gigabits per second
• A USB 4 and a USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 must have a shorter cable because that is going to give the best performance
• The longer a cable, the more likelihood that the cable would not work as efficiently, or even at all
• type a, type c, type b, type b mini, type b micro

Answer 10

USB 4