This document discusses various ports and connectors used in computing. It describes common motherboard ports like PS/2, serial, parallel, VGA, DVI, USB, LAN and modem ports. It provides details on connectors for these ports and example devices that can be connected to each port. It also covers external ports and connectors like FireWire, HDMI and mini-DINs. The document includes questions to test the reader's understanding of ports and connectors.

1. PORTS AND CONNECTORS Made By : Gagandeep Singh CompTIA A+ Certified

3. SERIAL PORT

4. PARALLEL PORT

5. VGA PORT

6. DVI PORT

7. USB PORT

8. MINI DINS

9. LAN PORT

10. MODEM RJ-11 JACK

11. FIREWIRE PORTTABLE OF CONTENT

13. Identifying External Audio Cable Connector.

14. Identifying Male/Female Connectors.

15. Identifying IDE Data Bus.

16. Identifying SATA Hard Disk Drive Data Bus.

17. Identifying Floppy Disk Drive Data Bus.TABLE OF CONTENT

18. PORTS ON MOTHERBOARD

20. It is a female port.

22. The keyboard is connected with a PS-2 mini-DIN ( Deutschesinstitut Fur Normung) Connector.

23. Purple is for Keyboard.PS/2 PORT

26. Can be up to 25 feet long.

27. It require 9 pin female connector.

28. Use to connect External modems and old mouse.

31. Port running at about 150Kb/sec.

32. Dot matrix printers are connected.

33. Utilize a male DB-25 pin connector on the computer and a male 36-pin Centronics cable at the printer end.

36. VGA stands for Video Graphics Array.

44. USB PINS

45. DEVICES FOR USB

47. ring/sleeve ) plugs that can be inserted into a socket.

48. This setup is used for audio, microphone and auxiliary output.

50. It has 8 pins.

54. 6 Circuit ( Powered ) 4 Circuit (Unpowered) Firewire

55. FIREWIRE PORT

58. HDMI

59. Identifying Game Controller Cable Connector

60. Identifying Male/Female Connectors A Male Connector A Female Connector

61. Q1. Which interface allows the transfer for video and audio ? Answer 1. HDMI. QA

62. Q2. Which of the following hardware is hot pluggable? (Select THREE). A. eSATA B. Express Card/54 C. PS/2 peripherals D. MIDI devices E. NIC F. USB Answer: ABF QA