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This lesson covers connectors.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the connectors portion of A+ certification include:[1]

Identify common PC connector types and associated cables.
  • Display connector types
    • DVI-D
    • DVI-I
    • DVI-A
    • DisplayPort
    • RCA
    • HD15 (i.e. DE15 or DB15)
    • BNC
    • miniHDMI
    • miniDin-6
  • Display cable types
    • HDMI
    • DVI
    • VGA
    • Component
    • Composite
    • Coaxial
  • Device cables and connectors
    • SATA
    • eSATA
    • USB
    • Firewire (IEEE1394)
    • PS/2
    • Audio
  • Adapters and convertors
    • DVI to HDMI
    • USBAtoUSBB
    • USB to Ethernet
    • DVI to VGA
    • Thunderbolt to DVI
    • PS/2 to USB
    • HDMI to VGA

Readings

  1. Wikipedia: Digital visual Interface
  2. Wikipedia: DisplayPort
  3. Wikipedia: RCA connector
  4. Wikipedia: D-subminiature
  5. Wikipedia: BNC connector
  6. Wikipedia: HDMI
  7. Wikipedia: Mini-DIN connector
  8. Wikipedia: VGA connector
  9. Wikipedia: Digital visual Interface
  10. Wikipedia: YPbPr
  11. Wikipedia: Component video sync
  12. Wikipedia: RF connector
  13. Wikipedia: Serial ATA
  14. Wikipedia: USB
  15. Wikipedia: IEEE 1394
  16. Wikipedia: PS/2 port
  17. Wikipedia: Audio and video interfaces and connectors
  18. Wikipedia: Adapter (computing)

Multimedia

  1. YouTube: Display Connectors and Cables - CompTIA A+ 220-901: 1.11
  2. YouTube: HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, and DVI as Fast As Possible
  3. YouTube: Device Connectors and Cables - CompTIA A+ 220-901: 1.11
  4. YouTube: Adapters and Converters - CompTIA A+ 220-901: 1.11

Activities

References

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