Thunderbolt/USB/SATA Flashcards
1
Q
Thunderbolt
A
- High-speed serial connector
- Data and power on the same cable
- Based on Mini DisplayPort (MDP) standard
2
Q
Thunderbolt v1
A
- Two channels
- 10 Gbit/s per channel
- 20 Gbit/s total throughput
- Mini DisplayPort
3
Q
Thunderbolt v2
A
- 20 Gbit/s aggregated channels
* Mini DisplayPort connector
4
Q
Thunderbolt v3
A
- 40 Gbit/s aggregated throughput
- USB-C connector
- Maximum 3 meters (copper)
- 60 meters (optical), daisy-chain up to 6 devices
5
Q
USB
A
USB (Universal Serial Bus)
• Simplify connections
• Printers, storage devices, keyboard, mouse
6
Q
USB 1.1
A
- Low speed: 1.5 megabits per second, 3 meters
* Full speed: 12 megabits per second, 5 meters
7
Q
USB 2.0
A
- 480 megabits per second, 5 meters
8
Q
USB 3.0
A
- USB 3.0 - SuperSpeed
- 5 gigabits per second, ~3 meters
- Standard does not specify a cable length
9
Q
USB 3.1
A
- USB 3.1
- Released July 2013 • SuperSpeed+
- 10 Gbit/sec
10
Q
USB 3.2
A
- USB 3.2
- Released September 2017
- SuperSpeed+ over a USB-C connector
- 10 Gbit/sec and 20 Gbit/sec
11
Q
USB-C
A
- USB has a lot of different connectors
- And they have changed over time
- Can be annoying to connect USB-A
- Third time’s a charm
- USB-C replaces all of these
- One connector to rule them all
- USB-C isn’t necessarily USB 3.1
- The cable must support the function
- USB 3.1 speeds
- Power delivery (> 7.5 watts)
- Alternate mode (additional data wires)
12
Q
SATA (Serial AT Attachment)
A
SATA (Serial AT Attachment)
• SATA Revision 1.0
• SATA 1.5 Gbit/s, 1 meter
13
Q
SATA Revision 2.0
A
• SATA 3.0 Gbit/s, 1 meter
14
Q
SATA Revision 3.0
A
• SATA 6.0 Gbit/s, 1 meter
15
Q
SATA Revision 3.2
A
• SATA 16 Gbit/s, 1 meter
