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Connectors and Cabling Quiz Flashcards

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Which of the following answers lists the maximum allowable length for a USB cable?

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5

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(T or F) - The Land Grid Array (LGA) is a type of integrated circuit packaging that is notable for having the pins arranged in a regular array on the underside of the package

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False

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A single Serial ATA (SATA) cable can be used to connect one motherboard socket to how many devices?

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Only one device

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What 3 characteristics describe Parallel ATA (PATA) cabling?

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Ribbon cable, 40 wire cable design type, and 80 wire cable design type.

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The maximum allowable cable length of 4.5 meters is a characteristic feature of a…

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FireWire/IEEE 1394

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The PS/2 connector is a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector commonly used for connecting what two devices?

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Mouse and Keyboard

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Which two cabling types are used in optical-fiber communication links?

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Multimode and single mode

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Video Graphics Array (VGA) connector can be described as a…

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Three-row 15-pin connector

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Parallel printer cable connectors are (2 different connectors)

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Centronics connector and DB-25 connector

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Which three characteristics describe S/PDIF?

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Digital audio interface, coaxial cabling, fiber-optic cabling.

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The Parallel ATA (PATA) interface standard specifies the maximum allowable cable length of..

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18 inches

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What kind of cabling are RG-6 and RG-59?

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Coaxial cabling

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(T or F) The Pin Grid Array (PGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging for integrated circuits (ICs) that is notable for having the pins on the socket rather than the integrated circuit.

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False

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The Serial ATA (SATA) interface standard defines a data cable connector consisting of how many pins?

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7 pins

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The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard specifies that type A connectors can be attached to what two types of devices?

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Host devices and devices that supply power

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Which three common connector types are used with fiber-optic cabling?

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ST, SC, and LC

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(T or F) The optional 8-pin PCIe connector increases the maximum allowable power consumption of a PCIe card by additional 150 Watts.

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True

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The Serial ATA (SATA) interface specification defines the maximum allowable cable length of…

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1 meter

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What two connector types are used with coaxial cabling?

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BNC and F-connector

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20
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The external Serial ATA (eSATA) standard defines the maximum allowable cable length of..

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2 meters

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Which of the following Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector types does not provide support for digital signal transmission?

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DVA-A

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22
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What are two common uses for a RJ-11 connector?

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Telephone equipment and Dial-up networking

23
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What is the maximum number of devices that can be attached to a PC through a single PATA cable?

24
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Which twisted-pair cabling type provides additional protection against electromagnetic interference?

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The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard specifies that type B connectors can be attached to what two types of devices?
Target devices and devices that receive power
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(T or F) The optional 6-pin PCIe connector increases the maximum allowable power consumption of a PCIe card by additional 75 Watts.
True
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What kind of cabling to RJ-45 and RJ-11 connections use?
Twisted-pair cabling
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The Serial ATA (SATA) interface standard defines a power connector consisting of...
15 pins
29
Which Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector type does not provide support for analog signal transmission?
DVI-D
30
What two display connectors provide the capability for carrying both video and audio?
DisplayPort and HDMI
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Which Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector type provides support for both digital and analog video signal transmission?
DVI-I
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Phono connector, Cinch connector, and "A/V jack" all refer to a popular type of electrical connector commonly used to carry audio and video signals. This type of connector is formally known as..
RCA connector
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DE-15, DB-15, and HD-15 are names referring to the different variants of what type of connector?
VGA connector
34
What two connector types can be used to connect a mouse and keyboard?
PS/2 and USB
35
The standardized pin/pair assignment methods for twisted pair cabling are known as
T568A and T568B
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The 20- or 24-pin connector providing main power to the motherboard is commonly referred to as...
P1 connector
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(T or F) According to the fire safety standards, the jacket of a plenum-rated cable should be made of a low-smoke material providing good resistance against fire
True
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Which are two characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through the VGA connectors and cables?
Analog and video only
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What is the cable segment length limit for CAT3, CAT5, and CAT5e cabling?
100 meters
40
Describe the basic feature of a DisplayPort.
Digital audio/video connector
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The most popular type of power connector in desktop PCs is...
Molex
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An additional ATX12V power connector designed to supply dedicated power for the CPU is known as...
P4 connector
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An 8-pin secondary power connector designed to supply dedicated power for the CPU on high-end/server motherboards is known as a...
ATX12V
44
What type of connector plugs into an Ethernet NIC?
RJ-45
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Which are two characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through the HDMI connectors and cables?
Digital and Audio/video data
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Which older generation of personal computers relied on a 25-pin SCSI port for connecting mass storage devices?
Apple Macintosh
47
Which two FireWire connectors have the ability to supply voltage to a device?
6-pin and 9 pin connector
48
Which interface takes advantage of the 19-pin Type A connector?
HDMI
49
A proprietary connector type used by Apple mobile devices is known as...
Lightning connector
50
What is the maximum allowable length of a Thunderbolt copper cable?
3 meters
51
What is the maximum length of a fiber-optic Thunderbolt cable?
60 meters
52
What two connector types are used with Thunderbolt devices?
Mini DsplayPort and USB type-C
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Which connector is used for the purpose of increasing the power consumption limit of advanced PC graphics cards?
4/8-pin 12v

CompTIA A+ 220-901 (7 decks)

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