Chapter 3
Peripherals and Connectors
THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA A+ 220-1001 OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
- ✓ 3.1 Explain basic cable types, features, and their purposes.
- Video cables
- VGA
- HDMI
- Mini-HDMI
- DisplayPort
- DVI
- DVI (DVI-D/DVI-I)
- Multipurpose cables
- Lightning
- Thunderbolt
- USB
- USB-C
- USB 2.0
- USB 3.0
- Peripheral cables
- Serial
- Hard drive cables
- SATA
- IDE
- SCSI
- Adapters
- DVI to HDMI
- USB to Ethernet
- DVI to VGA
- Video cables
- ✓ 3.2 Identify common connector types.
- RS-232
- USB
- Micro-USB
- Mini-USB
- USB-C
- DB-9
- Lightning
- SCSI
- eSATA
- Molex
- ✓ 3.6 Explain the purposes and uses of various peripheral types.
- Printer
- ADF/flatbed scanner
- Barcode scanner/QR scanner
- Monitors
- VR headset
- Optical
- DVD drive
- Mouse
- Keyboard
- Touchpad
- Signature pad
- Game controllers
- Camera/webcam
- Microphone
- Speakers
- Headset
- Projector
- Lumens/brightness
- External storage devices
- KVM
- Magnetic reader/chip reader
- NFC/tap pay device
- Smart card reader

Thus far, our discussion of computer components has...