external connectors

EXTERNAL CONNECTORS

	Connector	Devices	Description
	RJ45	10/100/1000Base T Networks	Registered Jack-45, an eight wire connector use for networking
	RJ11	Telephone or Modem Connector	Registered Jack-11 a four or six wire connector use for Internet connections
	F	Cable Modem or Cable TV	F port use with cable RG59 analog and RG6 digital use with cable modem or tv
	BNC	10Base2	Bayonet Nut Connector use with RG58 coaxial cables
	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)
	S Video	Super Video	S Video found on older video cards
	RCA Port	RCA Port	Use for Legacy Video and Sound also known as composite video connectors
	Lightning Port	Apple iPhones and IPAD connectors	Connector use for Apple Devices
	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
	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 RS Recommended Standard
	Serial 25 Port	Serial Modem, Printers and Scanners	2 rows 25 pins Obsolete
	Display Port	Display Port	Display Port use for video
	HDMI Port	HD Signals	Use by HDTV technology
	SATA Port	SATA use for internal and external hard drives	SATA Speeds SATA 150MB/s SATA 300MB/s SATA 600MB/s SATA 19600MB/s
High Speed Connectors
USB_A USB_B USB_C	USB Ports	USB Devices (Keyboards, Mouse)	1. Hot Swappable 2. Speed USB 1.0 1.5Mbps USB 1.1 12Mbps USB 2.0 480Mbps USB 3.0 4.8Gbps USB 3.1 10Gbps 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 1.6 1600Mbps IEEE 1394 3.2 3200Mbps 3. Daisy Chain 63 Devices
ST SC MTRJ LC	Fiber Optic Ports Straight Tip Square Connector Mechanical Transfer Register Jack Local or Lucent Connector	Fiber Optic Connections	1. Immune to EMI 2. Very Fast 3. Can Travel great distances 4. Most Secure hardest to hack cable
	Thunderbolt aka LightPeak	Thunderbolt is a very high speed connection that is commonly found on most new computers today	Speeds Thunderbolt 10Gbps Thunderbolt 2 20Gpbs Thunderbolt 3 40Gpbs

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