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A single Serial ATA (SATA) data cable can be used to connect a motherboard slot with:

What is the maximum data transfer rate supported by the SATA 2.0 standard?

The SATA standard defines data cable connector consisting of:

What is the maximum data transfer rate supported by the SATA 3.0 standard?

What is the maximum length for external SATA (eSATA) cable?

"DB-15", "DE-15", and "HD-15" are terms referring to the different variants of the:

Which of the answers listed below refers to the Video Graphics Array (VGA) connector?

Examples of interfaces providing the capability for transmission of both video and audio data include: (Select all that apply)

Which of the following answers list the characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through the VGA connectors and cables? (Select 2 answers)

Which of the answers listed below describe the characteristic features of the signal that can be carried through the HDMI connectors and cables? (Select 2 answers)

Which of the following interfaces takes advantage of the 19-pin Type A connector?

Which of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector types does not provide support for digital signal transmission?

Which of the following answers describes(s) the characteristic features of S/PDIF? (Select all that apply)

"Phono connector", "Cinch connector", and "A/V jack" are terms that refer to a popular type of electrical connector commonly used to carry analog/digital audio and analog video signals. This type of connector is formally known as the:

The DVI-I connector type provides support for both digital and analog video signal transmission.

Examples of connector types used for carrying audio signals include: (Select all that apply)

Which of the Digital Visual Interface (DVI) connector types does not provide support for analog signal transmission?

Which of the following connector types are used with twisted-pair copper cabling? (Select all that apply)

What are the characteristic features of the RJ-11 connector? (Select 2 answers)

Which of the connector types listed below plugs into a port of an Ethernet NIC?

What are the characteristic features of the RJ-45 connector? (Select 2 answers)

A single copper-based Thunderbolt cable provides the capability for a simultaneous transfer of: (Select all that apply)

Which of the following answers lists the maximum allowable length for Thunderbolt copper cabling?

What is the maximum length of a fiber-optic Thunderbolt cable?

Thunderbolt v1 supports data transfer rates of: (Select 2 answers)

Thunderbolt v2 allows for combining two physical channels into a single logical channel which results in a maximum available throughput of up to:

Thunderbolt v3 increases the bandwidth offered by its predecessors to:

Connector types used with Thunderbolt devices include: (Select 2 answers)

Which of the following answers list(s) examples of wireless connectivity media? (Select all that apply)

The 15-pin ATX PSU SATA power connector supplies electrical power at the voltage(s) of: (Select all that apply)

Which of the auxiliary PC connectors is used for supplying dedicated power to the CPU?

Which of the following connectors would be used to increase the power consumption limit for a high-end graphics card?

The optional 6-pin PCIe connector increases the maximum allowable power consumption of a PCIe card by additional 75 Watts.

The optional 8-pin PCIe power connector increases the power consumption limit for connected device to:

ATX PSU connectors providing main power to the PC motherboard consist of: (Select 2 answers)

PC Power Supply Units (PSUs) may accept an AC current of 110-120 volts (standard AC current in the United States and Canada) or 220-240 volts (European AC standard). A PSU might have either a manual selector switch on the back of the device for adjusting the supplied voltage (these types of PSUs are referred to as fixed-input devices), or automatically adapt to the supplied AC voltage (auto-switching PSUs).

Which of the acronyms listed below refers to the type of electric current supplied to most of the internal PC components?

PC Power Supply Units (PSUs) capable of operating with either 110-120 or 220-240 volt power input ranges are referred to as dual rail PSUs.

Which of the hardware requirements listed below should be given priority while assembling a custom graphic/CAD/CAM design workstation? (Select 3 answers)

What type of hardware components would be the most important for an A/V editing workstation? (Select all that apply)