Display connector types
Display cable types
Device cables and connectors
Adapters and convertors
100

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)

100

This cable sends signals over analog and has 15 pins. 

What is VGA?

100

This mini-DIN is used for mouse and keyboards 

What is PS/2?

100

This type of adapter is not an active converter since both signals are digital. 

What is DVI to HDMI?

200

This connector sends data in packetized form, like Ethernet and PCI express. 

What is DisplayPort?

200

This cable is used in our televisions and has types called RG-6 and RG-59. 

What is coaxial?

200

These connections have standards that range in speeds from 1.5 Mbps to 10 Gbps. 

 

What is USB?

200

You can use this adapter to get internet connectivity on laptops when WiFi is not available. 

What is USB to Ethernet?

300

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)?

300

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?

300

These connectors come in two speeds, 400 Mbps and 800 Mbps -- and are commonly found in Apple devices. IEEE

What is FireWire (IEEE1394)?

300

This type of convertor is active since you go from a digital to analog signal. 

What is HDMI to VGA?

400

This DVI connector has connections for both analog and digital signals. 

What is DVI-I?

400

This is an analog RCA cable that splits into luminance and sync, blue, and red signals. 

What is component?

400

These drive connectors are L-shaped and go in hard drives that don't require master or slave jumpers to work. 

What is SATA?

400


What is HDMI to Displayport?

500

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)

500

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?

500

A port on the MoBo that is used to connect to a DVD-ROM drive

What is a SATA MoBo connection?

500

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)