Computing Overview

Question 1

What is the difference between DVI single link and DVI dual link?

Accepted Answer

Dual link provides almost twice the resolution

Question 2

What is the Original name for USB Type A?

Accepted Answer

Standard A

Question 3

Of all the different DVI connectors, which one supports audio?

Accepted Answer

DVI-+

Question 4

Which connector is used with an Ethernet cable?

Accepted Answer

RJ45

Question 5

Which of the following are differences between RJ-11 and RJ-45?

Accepted Answer

RJ-11 is used for telephones and RJ-45 is used for networks

Question 6

How many pins do VGA connectors typically have?

Accepted Answer

15

Question 7

An RJ-11 connector has how many pins?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 8

Why was FireWire created and by who?

Accepted Answer

Apple wanted to create a serial bus faster than USB

Question 9

Which type of connector does VGA use?

Accepted Answer

DE-15

Question 10

What connector uses DE-15 hardware?

Accepted Answer

VGA

Question 11

What type of connector is shown?

Accepted Answer

6-pin mini-DIN

Question 12

Which type of connector has never been used with personal computers?

Accepted Answer

DE-9

Question 13

What does HDMI stand for?

Accepted Answer

High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 14

How many connector pins does an RJ45 (Ethernet) cable have?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 15

What does USB stand for?

Accepted Answer

Universal Serial Bus

Question 16

USB Type-A can NOT be converted to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

FireWire

Question 17

What Linux command option can be used to get a medium amount of information on a command?

Accepted Answer

man [command]

Question 18

What type of connector is shown?

Accepted Answer

VGA

Question 19

What would be the best cable to use to connect a PC to a 7.2 surround sound system?

Accepted Answer

Fiber optical S/PDIF cable

Question 20

How many pins are there in the connectors of a parallel cable (IEEE 1284)?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 21

What type of connector is shown?

Accepted Answer

FireWire

Question 22

Which of the following connectors is NOT hot-swappable?

Accepted Answer

PS/2

Question 23

What are the circled connectors used for?

Accepted Answer

Audio

Question 24

When was VGA first introduced?

Accepted Answer

1987

Question 25

What connector carries video and audio signals?

Accepted Answer

DisplayPort

Question 26

What is parallel port used for?

Accepted Answer

Peripherals such as printer

Question 27

What connector is shown?

Accepted Answer

DisplayPort

Question 28

What is the D shaped port with 3 rows of 5 pins?

Accepted Answer

VGA

Question 29

How many rows of pins does a VGA port have?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 30

When connecting your computer to a modem what port will be found on the modem?

Accepted Answer

RJ-11

Question 31

How many rows of pins do VGA connectors have and how many pins are in each row?

Accepted Answer

3 rows of 5 pins

Question 32

What's a connector that has three rows of 5 pins and transmits an analog video signal?

Accepted Answer

VGA

Question 33

Which port transmits audio through fiber optic cables?

Accepted Answer

Toslink

Question 34

Which of the following are used to send high quality, digital audio and video signals?

Accepted Answer

DisplayPort

Question 35

What is the D shaped port with 3 rows of 5 pins?

Accepted Answer

VGA

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