CONNECTORS & CABLES
QUESTIONS #8

INTRODUCTION QUESTIONS 1. IRQ's, COM's, ESD, I/O ADDRESSES, CONNECTORS, SAFETY 2. RAM, ROM & MEMORY 3. CPU MODELS , BUSES 4. HARD DRIVE's, FLOPPY's, CDROM's, 5. MODEMS, NETWORKS 6. MONITOR's 7. PRINTER's 8. MORE CONNECTOR's , CABLE's 9. DOS/WINDOWS 10. DOS/WINDOWS 11. MISC/ TROUBLE-SHOOTING REFERENCE TABLES IRQ's I/O ADDRESS's LOGICAL MEMORY PHYSICAL MEMORY POST ERROR CODES CPU TYPES BUS TYPES DRIVE CABLES MODEM COMMANDS NETWORKING MONITOR's PRINTER TYPES LASER STEPS HP-LASER ERROR CODES CONNECTORS CABLES

GO TO     25     REFERENCE TABLES 1. Before you take the case off the computer:      A. Unplug all cables      B. Turn the power on      C. Run the computer in safe mode      D. Turn the computer upside down 2 . A parallel port (LPT2) will have what type of connector?      A. DB9-F      B. DB25-M      C. RJ-45      D. USB 3 . What connector on a network card is associated with a 10BASE2 cable?      A. RJ11      B. BNC      C. RJ45      D. DB25 4 . A male DB-25 port is most likely a:      A. Network port      B. Serial port      C. Parallel port      D. Game port 5 . What type of connector is most likely found on a printer?      A. DB-9      B. Centronics 36      C. DB-25      D. RJ45 6. Which of the following is a parallel port connector?      A. 25 pin male      B. 25 pin female      C. BNC      D. RJ-11 7. RS-232 is a standard that applies to?      A. parallel ports      B. serial ports      C. networks      D. frequencies 8 . Comm ports use what?      A. 15 pin female connector      B. 25 pin male connector      C. parallel connector      D. edge connector 9. Which of the below connectors is normally used as a serial port on personal computers?      A. Female DB9      B. Female DB25      C. Male DB9      D. Male DB25 10 . The total length of your SCSI cables should not exceed ______.      A. 3 ft      B. 6 ft      C. 18 ft      D. 100 ft

11. On the PC side, the printer port is a:      A. 25 pin female serial connector      B. 25 pin female parallel connector      C. 25 pin male serial connector      D. 15 pin female serial connector

12 . A parallel port sends and receives data how many bits at a time?      A. 1      B. 4      C. 8      D. 16

13 . A serial port sends and receives data how many bits at a time?      A. 1      B. 4      C. 8      D. 16

14. What port uses a 25 pin male or 9 pin male D connector?      A. Parallel      B. Serial      C. Modem      D. BNC

15. What uses a DIN-5 or PS2 connector?      A. Modem      B. Monitor      C. Printer      D. Keyboard

16. What uses a 9 pin serial or PS2 connector?      A. Modem      B. Monitor      C. Mouse      D. Speaker

17 . What card will have a 15-pin female DB connector with 3 rows of pins?      A. Network      B. Modem      C. Memory      D. Video

18 . What is the maximum recommended length of a serial cable?      A. 50 feet      B. 75 feet      C. 50 yards      D. 75 yards

19 . Phone lines use what type of connector?      A. RJ-15      B. RJ-11      C. RJ-45      D. RJ-21

20. Twisted pair cables use what type of connector?      A. RJ-11      B. RJ-45      C. RJ-15      D. RJ-21

21 . A red or blue stripe on a ribbon cable indicates what?      A. Pin 1      B. Pin 2      C. Pin 35      D. Pin36

22 . SCSI-2 Cables have how many pins?      A. 50      B. 64      C. 72      D. 75

23 . Twisted-pair cable uses what type of connector?      A. RJ-45      B. RJ-11      C. BNC      D. RJ-50

24. Thinnet coaxial cable uses what type of connector?      A. RJ-45      B. RJ-11      C. BNC      D. AUI

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25 . Thick Ethernet cable uses what type of connector?      A. RJ-11      B. RJ-45      C. BNC      D. AUI

26 . What is the maximum length of twisted-pair cable before a signal booster is needed?      A. 100 feet      B. 100 meters      C. 500 feet      D. 500 meters

27 . What is the maximum length of thinnet cable before a signal booster is needed?      A. 185 feet      B. 185 meters      C. 1500 feet      D. 1500 meters

28 . The power connector on a floppy drive is called a:      A. molex connector      B. mini-molex      C. berg connector      D. BNC

29 . Which is not a SCSI connector?      A. DB25      B. Centronics 50 pin      C. Centronics 68 pin      D. RJ45

30 . Which of the below connectors are normally used as serial ports on personal computers?      A. maleDB9, male DB15      B. male DB9, male DB25      C. female DB25      D. female DB15

31 . Which of the following are you most likely to find on external SCSI devices?      A. 2 male 50 pin Centronic connectors      B. 2 female 25 pin Centronic connectors      C. 2 male 25 pin Centronic connectors      D. 2 female 50 pin Centronic connectors

32 . What kind of cable is used to prevent EMI      A. fiber optic      B. UTP      C. co-axial      D. STP

33 . What type of cable can not be used for connecting computers into a network?      A. UTP cat 5      B. SCSI cable      C. Serial cable      D. Parallel cable

34 . When connecting a ribbon cable to a connector, how do you know which direction to plug it in?      A. The colored line in the cable goes to pin #1      B. The blue or red line in the cable goes away from the power connector      C. The red line in the cable goes to the highest pin number      D. It does not matter

35 . SVGA monitor cables have _____ pins.      A. 9      B. 10      C. 12      D. 15

36 . A 25-pin female connector on the back of your computer will typically be:      A. Serial port      B. parallel port      C. Docking      D. COM2 port

37 . What type of port is a Centronics port associated with?      A. parallel      B. serial      C. RS-232      D. game

38. Although a parallel port has many pins only a few are used for data transfers. How many pins are used ?      A. 1      B. 4      C. 8      D. 9

39 . Which pins on a parallel port are used for data transfers?      A. Pins 2-9      B. Pins 9-25      C. Pins 2,3,4      D. Pin 1, 25

40. Which pin in a serial port is used to signal a device that it is ready to receive data?      A. 4      B. 3      C. 2      D. 1

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