Wired Connection Methods - Content

Question 1

What are wired connection methods?

Answer 1

They are any method that uses physical cables to connect between devices, systems or components.

Question 2

What are some examples of wired system connection methods?

Answer 2

-Cat5
-Coaxial
-Fibre Optic

Question 3

What are the uses, advantages and disadvantages of using Cat5?

Answer 3

Uses: telephone communications and ethernet networks

Advantages:
– versatile and widely available
– cheap compared to other network options

Disadvantages:
– only useful over shorter distances
– more susceptible to interference

Question 4

What are the uses, advantages and disadvantages of Coaxial?

Answer 4

Uses: all types of data communication, used in television cabling

Advantages:
– less susceptible to interference
–cheap

Disadvantages:
– thickness of cable makes it difficult to work with
– limited bandwidth

Question 5

What are the uses, advantages and disadvantages of Fibre Optic?

Answer 5

Uses: Telephone and internet cables, cable television and cable networking

Advantages:
– improve security
– used over in long distances
– high data transfer rate

Disadvantages:
– very expensive
– specialist skills needed to install

Question 6

What are some examples of wired device connections?

Answer 6

-VGA
-HDMI
-USB/FireWire

Question 7

What are the uses,advantages and disadvantages of VGA?

Answer 7

Uses: analogue connection a video display equipment such as projectors

Advantages:
– universally used on high resolution display equipment
– low-cost cabling

Disadvantages
– cumbersome cabling
– signal affected over distance
– no digital rights management

Question 8

What are the uses, advantages and disadvantages of HDMI?

Answer 8

Uses: digital connection of both video and sound from devices to display equipment

Advantages:
– capable of high resolution
– income heating and entertainment

Disadvantages:
– limited length
– cabling and terminology is more expensive than other equivalents such as VGA

Question 9

What are the uses, advantages and disadvantages of using USB/FireWire?

Answer 9

Uses: Connecting equipment and peripheral such as printers, scanners

Advantages:
– high-speed capability
– backwards compatibility
– can connect multiple devices

Disadvantages:
– limited distance
– limited power supply