|
Connector |
Devices |
Description |
|
RJ45 |
10/100/1000Base
T Networks |
Registered
Jack-45, an eight wire connector use for networking |
|
BNC/F |
10Base2
or Cable Modem |
Bayonet
Nut Connector use with RG58 coaxial cables or F port use with cable |
|
RJ11 |
Telephone
or Modem Connector |
Registered
Jack-11 a four or six wire connector use for Internet connections |
|
DIN/5 |
AT Keyboard |
Deutsche
Industrinorm connector that is use to connect an AT keyboard |
|
PS/2 |
ATX Keyboard
or Mouse |
Personal
System 2 connector or ATX connector developed by IBM to connect
an ATX Keyboard (purple) or Mouse (green) |
|
Centronics |
Parallel
Printer end Connection |
A standard
interface for connecting parallel printer devices |
DB
Connectors |
|
Parallel
Port |
Parallel
Devices (Printer, Scanner, External Devices and Zip Drives) |
Bi-Directional
ECP 8 bits wide 1.5Mbps-2.77Mbps
EPP 4 bits wide 600Kbps
LPT address |
|
SCSI_50 |
SCSI Devices |
3 rows
use by External SCSI devices |
|
SCSI_68 |
SCSI Devices |
2 rows
use by External SCSI devices |
|
Analog
Video Port or VGA Port |
Analog
Monitor Port |
3 rows
with 15 holes use by CRT or LCD monitors found on video cards |
|
Digital
Video Interface Port |
Digital
Monitor Port |
Digital
Video Interface use by the newer LCD monitors found on newer
graphics cards |
|
Display Port |
Display Port |
Display Port use for video |
|
HDMI Port |
HD Signals |
Use by HDTV technology 1080 or 720 most common |
|
MIDI Port |
Joystick,
Game and MIDI devices |
2 rows
15 holes found on sound cards |
|
Serial
9 Port |
Serial
Mouse, PDA, Modem and Digital Camera |
2 rows
male 9 pins
1 bit wide transfer
57-115Kbps
Backwards compatibility
COM address
|
|
Serial
25 Port |
Serial
Modem, Printers and Scanners |
2 rows
25 pins
Obsolete
|
High Speed Connectors |
USB_A |
USB_B |
USB
Ports |
USB Devices
(Keyboards, Mouse) |
1. Hot
Swappable
2. Speed
USB 1.0 1.5Mbps
USB 1.1 12Mbps
USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps
USB 3.0 up to 4.8Gbps
3. Daisy Chain
127 Devices
|
4 Pin |
6 Pin
9 Pin |
Firewire
or IEEE 1394 Ports |
Firewire
Devices
(High Speed Multimedia Devices Video Cam or iPOD devices) |
1. Hot
Swappable
2. Speed
IEEE1394_a
400Mbps
IEEE1394_b 800Mbps
IEEE 1394 1.61600
IEEE 1394 3.2 3200
3. Daisy
Chain
63
Devices |
ST
MTRJ
|
SC
LC
|
Older
Fiber Optic Ports |
Fiber Optic
Connections |
1.
Immune to EMI
2. Very
Fast
3. Can
Travel great distances |
|
Thunderbolt
aka LightPeak |
High Speed Connection use by Apple to connect various devices |
Capable of speeds up to 10Gbps |