This connector is frequently colored blue, uses analog signals and has fifteen pins.
What is HD15? (VGA is acceptable, but HD15 is CompTIA's preferred term for the connector into which VGA plugs)
This cable sends signals over analog and has 15 pins.
What is VGA?
This mini-DIN is used for mouse and keyboards
What is PS/2?
This type of adapter is not an active converter since both signals are digital.
What is DVI to HDMI?
This connector sends data in packetized form, like Ethernet and PCI express.
What is DisplayPort?
This cable is used in our televisions and has types called RG-6 and RG-59.
What is coaxial?
These connections have standards that range in speeds from 1.5 Mbps to 10 Gbps.
What is USB?
You can use this adapter to get internet connectivity on laptops when WiFi is not available.
What is USB to Ethernet?
This is widely used for a variety of applications. It carries both audio and video signals in HD
What is High Definition Display Interface (HDMI)?
This is a cable that can send analog signals, digital signals, or both. It comes in single-link and dual-link flavors.
What is DVI?
These connectors come in two speeds, 400 Mbps and 800 Mbps -- and are commonly found in Apple devices. IEEE
What is FireWire (IEEE1394)?
This type of convertor is active since you go from a digital to analog signal.
What is HDMI to VGA?
This DVI connector has connections for both analog and digital signals.
What is DVI-I?
This is an analog RCA cable that splits into luminance and sync, blue, and red signals.
What is component?
These drive connectors are L-shaped and go in hard drives that don't require master or slave jumpers to work.
What is SATA?
What is HDMI to Displayport?
Port number 1 in this photo -- an analog connector that has better image quality than composite video, but lower color resolution than component video
What is miniDIN6? (S-video is acceptable, but miniDIN6 is CompTIA's preferred term for mini-DINs used for S-Video)
This yellow RCA cable sends signals over analog and is often accompanied by left and right audio connectors in white and red respectively.
What is the Video composite cable?
A port on the MoBo that is used to connect to a DVD-ROM drive
What is a SATA MoBo connection?
This adapter would be especially useful on a MacBook, since Apple really supports this device standard.
What is Thunderbolt to DVI? (MiniDP is acceptable too)