Interfaces
Video
Monitors
Other Connections
Networking
100

This is what USB stands for.

What is Universal Serial Bus?

100

This is another name for a VGA connection.

What are DB15, DE15, DSUB?

100

This is a VDU.

What is Video Display Unit?

100

This is what a 3.5mm connector provides

audio

100

Describe a star network topology

What is multiple devices branching from a central device?

200

This is transfer speed of firewire 800

what is 800mb/s?

200

These two types of connectors carry both video and audio.

What are DP, and HDMI?

200

These are the two LCD display manufacturing methods.

TN (Twisted Nematic) and IPS (In Plane Switching)

200
an 8 pin mini din connector is also known as and typically used for

PS/2, keyboard/mouse.

200

This device decides to accept or reject packets.

What is a firewall?

300
These are the speeds of SATA I, II, and III

What are 1.5gb/s, 3gb/s, 6gb/s?

300

This is how you can tell the difference between an HDMI and DP connector.

What are two curves for HDMI and one for DP?

300

This type of monitor is the most vulnerable to "burn in"

what is "plasma"?

300

This is the name of the video connector that shouldn't be confused with 8 pin mini din.

S-Video

300

This is the difference between a wireless router and an AP

What is APs lack of routing/switching features?

400

This is a more common name for 8P8C connection.

what is RJ45

400

This is an example of impossible upscaling.

VGA out to HDMI

400

This is active vs passive matrix

active = light each pixel directly

passive = send current down wires and light at intersection

400

Name two types of connections typically seen on video cards

(I'll accept any graphics connectors)

400

This is what PoE stands for and might be used for.

What is Power Over Ethernet - ip cameras, ip phones, ap, routers, switches, etc.

500
This is the connector for external sata drives.

what is eSATA?

500

These are the five types of DVI connections

DVI A (analog only)
DVI D (digital only) single and dual
DVI I (integrated) single and dual

500

These are the pros and cons of TN vs IPS, (color, view angle, speed, price)

color (IPS)
view angle (IPS)
speed (TN)
price (TN)

500

How can we identify a USB 3.0 connector?

Blue, SS, or device manager.

500

This is the speed of a T1 connection.

1.544 mb/s