Cable Types

Question 1

DB9 and DB25 with a D-shaped design and thumbscrews describes what?

Answer 1

Serial Connector types

Question 2

Which cable transmitted data at a slow speed of up to 115 Kbps by sending one bit at a time?

Answer 2

Serial connection cable speed

Question 3

Which cable types were limited to one device per port and were used for older mice, keyboards and external modems?

Answer 3

Serial connection port capability

Question 4

Which legacy cable could be rarely found today for connecting routers to switches?

Answer 4

serial cables today

Question 5

Which cable operates at 1.5 Mbps?

Answer 5

USB 1.0

Question 6

What speed does USB 1.1 operate at

Answer 6

12 Mbps

AKA Full Speed USB

Question 7

What speed does USB 2.0 operate at?

Answer 7

480 Mbps

AKA High-Speed USB

Question 8

What speed does USB 3.0 operate at?

Answer 8

5 Gbps

AKA SuperSpeed

Question 9

What speed does USB 3.1 gen 2 operate at?

Answer 9

10 Gbps

AKA SuperSpeed+

Question 10

Which data and power transfer cable provides speeds of up to 20 Gbps?

Answer 10

USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Question 11

Which data and power transfer cable provides speeds of up to 40 Gbps?

Answer 11

USB 4.0

Question 12

What was the cable length limit of USB 1.0?

Answer 12

3 meters (9 feet)

Question 13

What was the cable length limit of USB 1.1 and USB 2.0?

Answer 13

5 meters (15 feet)

Question 14

What is the cable length limit of USB 3.0 and later versions?

Answer 14

3 meters (9 feet), reduced to maintain high speed performance

Question 15

What is the maximum power output of a USB 1.0 and 2.0 port?

Answer 15

500 mA

Question 15

What is the power delivery of USB 3.0 ports?

Answer 15

900 mA, which equals 4.5 watts

Question 16

Dedicated powered USB ports, labeled as PD (Power Delivery), can provide how much power?

Answer 16

1.5A (7.5 watts)

Question 17

Which USB type is rectangular?

Answer 17

USB type A

Question 18

Which USB type is square with rounded corners on top?

Answer 18

USB type B

Question 19

Which USB type is trapezoid shape?

Answer 19

Type B Mini

Question 20

Which USB type is shorter and skinnier and used for smart devices?

Answer 20

Type B Micro

Question 21

Which connector has a square shape with additional rectangular section on top

Answer 21

USB 3 Type B

Question 22

Which connector resembles a figure eight?

Answer 22

USB 3 Type B micro

Question 23

Which HDMI connector type is used in most devices?

Answer 23

HDMI type A

Question 24

Which HDMI connector type is used for compact devices?

Answer 24

Type C, Mini HDMI

Question 25

Which HDMI connector type is used for portable devices?

Answer 25

Type D, Micro HDMI

Question 26

What protocol is used by HDMI for secure transmission of copyrighted content?

Answer 26

High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection

Question 27

What speed does Ultra-Speed HDMI operate at and what's it also known as?

Answer 27

48 Gbps; Category 3 HMDI

Question 28

Which HDMI connector is standard sized and used in most devices?

Answer 28

Type A HDMI

Question 29

Which HDMI connector is used for compact devices such as cameras?

Answer 29

Type C HDMI

Question 30

Which HDMI connector is used for portable devices such as smartphones?

Answer 30

Type D HDMI

Question 31

Which open-standard video interface was developed by VESA to compete with HDMI

Answer 31

DisplayPort (DP)

Question 32

Which DP connector is commonly used and has a locking mechanism?

Answer 32

Full-size DisplayPort

Question 33

Which DP connector is used in compact devices such as laptops and tablets?

Answer 33

Mini DisplayPort (MiniDP/mDP)

Question 34

How fast does DisplayPort operate?

Answer 34

20 Gbps

Question 35

Which cable is older and supports both analog and digital video signals?

Answer 35

DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

Question 36

Which DVI connector supports analog only?

Answer 36

DVI-A

Question 37

Which DVI connector supports digital only?

Answer 37

DVI-D

Question 38

Which DVI connector supports both analog and digital?

Answer 38

DVI-I

Question 39

What is the maximum HDMI supports?

Answer 39

8K

Question 40

What refresh rates does HDMI support?

Answer 40

60, 120, and 144 Hz

Question 41

What resolution does Standard, Category 1 HDMI, support?

Answer 41

1080p

Question 42

What resolutions does Category 2 HDMI support?

Answer 42

4k and 8k

Question 43

What connector descriptions describes a 15-pin D-sub connector in a trapezoidal shape?

Answer 43

VGA

Question 44

What is the maximum resolution of VGA?

Answer 44

640x480 pixels

Question 45

Which high-speed interfaces developed by Intel and Apple uses Mini DisplayPort connectors?

Answer 45

Thunderbolt 1 and 2

Question 46

Which high-speed interfaces developed by Intel and Apple uses USB Type-C connectors?

Answer 46

Thunderbolt 3 and 4

Question 47

How fast do Thunderbolts 3 and 4 operate at?

Answer 47

40 Gbps

Question 48

How many pins are in a SATA data cable?

Answer 48

7 pins; L shaped connector

Question 49

How many pins are in a SATA power cable?

Answer 49

15 pins

Question 50

How fast does SATA 1 operate?

Answer 50

1.5 Gbps

Question 51

How fast does SATA 2 operate?

Answer 51

3 Gbps

Question 52

How fast does SATA 3 operate?

Answer 52

6 Gbps

Question 53

Which legacy storage interface allows for multiple items to be connected together?

Answer 53

SCSI

Question 54

How many devices can Narrow SCSI support?

Answer 54

7 devices

Question 55

How many devices can Wide SCSI support?

Answer 55

15 devices?

Question 56

What speed does SCSI operate at?

Answer 56

up to 320 Mbps

Question 57

How many pins did a high-density SCSI cable have?

Answer 57

68 pins

Question 58

How many pins did a SCA SCSI cable have?

Answer 58

80 pins

Question 59

What is SAS?

Answer 59

Serial Attached SCSI: modern enterprise-grade storage connections used in high-performance environments

Question 60

How fast does SAS operate?

Answer 60

24 Gbps