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Same here, the logo did help after ruling out two of the answers (USB & eSATA). Thought it might have been a weird serial port of some sort, but the Spider senses kicked in when I saw that logo.
Um, I have. For a moment there, I was thinking of checking my own PCs as one has that display port as well as HDMI, but as soon as I saw the logo I didn't even bother getting up from my desk.
I've seen these connections around for a few years. Last year I ordered an HP Elitebook with a dock and both have it. Still never used the connection though. I guess most are only familiar with the Mini DisplayPort on Macs...
16/16 BTW =D
16/16 BTW =D
Yes, Missed the Display Port As well - went back and realized that was the DP logo
The D P symbol above it were dead giveaways. They all look just like that don't they?
Edit: Just realized that Macs use mini displayports. I'd bet that's the confusion point for many.
Edit: Just realized that Macs use mini displayports. I'd bet that's the confusion point for many.
I guessed correctly, but I've never seen one of those either. What uses this type of connector?
#2 reminded me of the Mini-DVI ports on the Mac. Is the one pictured a specific display port on a brand of laptop?
Dell ahs been using them on their desktops for a couple of years
No, it is the standard displayport connector. mini displayport has become more popular on discrete high end video cards because they can fit more ports on the plate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort
It's a VESA defined, royalty free standard. Apple is one of the few companies using it, but as if THAT weren't confusing enough Apple and Intel have settled on this as the physical bus for "Thunderbolt", the new 10GB/sec data transfer connection...
It's a VESA defined, royalty free standard. Apple is one of the few companies using it, but as if THAT weren't confusing enough Apple and Intel have settled on this as the physical bus for "Thunderbolt", the new 10GB/sec data transfer connection...
The readers get to figure out which answer number correlates to which figure letter (ah ha - the real test is found).
"RCA" jacks vs Component Audio and Video.
The 1394 one was subtle . . .
The 1394 one was subtle . . .
They have countless uses. One you might see in a computer setting would be digital I/O.
My memory isn't perfect (I only got 14 out of 16), but I can't remember ever running digital anything through RCA jacks. I've run all sorts of analog audio and video through them, but never digital. And I'd like to think my memory is adequate, since the two questions I missed were connectors I've never actually seen.
Digital SPDIF connections use the same type of connector but must use a more expensive coaxial cable type... info here: http://www.tech-faq.com/spdif.html
I believe the Question is a good one. I also think RCA type connectors are associated with analog audio and not digital.
25 pin serial ports were male connectors so that they wouldn't be confused with the parallel/printer port.
The old standard for an RS-232 serial port was a 25 pin female connector on the device and a 25 pin male connector on the cable. The 9 pin male connector was a later addition popularized by IBM in it's PCs. Old parallel printer connections used a 36 pin Centronics ribbon cable connector in those bad old days. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_port for a picture of one.
I won't even get into Apple using a 25 D-sub connector for their SCSI ports just to add to the confusion.
I won't even get into Apple using a 25 D-sub connector for their SCSI ports just to add to the confusion.
You are right about 'they can be either male or female' but a serial port wil NEVER be blue. That's the industry standard (PC Systems Design Guide - PC 99) color for analog VGA connecters.
In the older 286/386 class machines you will find there were 9 pin serial ports that were blue in color, this was prior to the 15 pin blue VGA connector. Check it out.
on PCs whether they are 9 pin or 25 pin. They are Data Terminal Equipment (DTE). Modems with serial ports are female connects because they are Data Communications Equipment (DCE). This is a fairly widely held convention. Before the colors were standardized by ATX, the plastic used could be any color, depending on who manufactured the connector and when.
My Tandy 200 has a female DB25 DTE port, and the DE-9 male ports on my Amiga 4000T are for joysticks, not serial. The serial port on that is a male DB25 port.
Here's more than you could ever want to know on RS-232:
http://www.arcelect.com/rs232.htm
A quick read through that shows no mention of male/female or pin/socket as part of the standard.
Laterz!
Here's more than you could ever want to know on RS-232:
http://www.arcelect.com/rs232.htm
A quick read through that shows no mention of male/female or pin/socket as part of the standard.
Laterz!
The convention was that DTE was male (PC or terminal) and the DCE was female (modem or comms device). This was rigorously fiollowed until the IBM PC started shipping.
There was a sensible basis. By having the DCE female it mean't that it was quite difficult to short the pins on the comms device and then potentially damage the "network" or comms device itself. If you shorted pins on the DTE then it was your problem
There was a sensible basis. By having the DCE female it mean't that it was quite difficult to short the pins on the comms device and then potentially damage the "network" or comms device itself. If you shorted pins on the DTE then it was your problem
I think the computer inductry standardized later on the female 9 pin port being for Infared (IR) transceivers.
Professional audio setups often use a 25-pin D-sub connector where multiple audio channels are run through a single cable, commonly referred to as a "snake." It would yield really nasty results if someone were to connect an audio and a computer D-sub together, particularly if someone switched on the 48 volt phantom power at the audio mixer with a computer connected to the other end.
Some audio mixers also use the same ribbon cable connector as the IDE hard drive connector to link two PCBs together within a single mixing console. Fortunately, because of its location, that one is not at all likely to get mixed up.
Some audio mixers also use the same ribbon cable connector as the IDE hard drive connector to link two PCBs together within a single mixing console. Fortunately, because of its location, that one is not at all likely to get mixed up.
That's because audio products aren't very standardized. and.. musicians aren't worried about the next special plug configuration.. They just don't care... I mean, why waste time on something that there are already 12 versions of? The ones available already have plenty of leads and work just fine. As long as you know what you are doing, you don't have to worry about anything blowing up in your face.
COMPONENT Audio and ANALOG Video???
Howzabout Analog Audio and COMPOSITE Video?
Nobody, but nobody ever refers to discrete left and right audio signals as COMPONENT audio.
It just so happens that option 3 was the least incorrect response.
Howzabout Analog Audio and COMPOSITE Video?
Nobody, but nobody ever refers to discrete left and right audio signals as COMPONENT audio.
It just so happens that option 3 was the least incorrect response.
Thanks for the note. I've edited the answer to be a bit more clear.
The original answer "Component Audio and Analog Video" was correct, but a bit confusing. The yellow connector is an analog video connector used for composite video.
The original answer "Component Audio and Analog Video" was correct, but a bit confusing. The yellow connector is an analog video connector used for composite video.
Bill, where did you find that Display port at? I appear to not be alone (in almost 15 years of building systems) in the fact that I have never seen one like that. I got it right by reason of elimination, but would like to know what that was on. Thanks for these quizzes, sharpens me up for the day of questions ahead of me from customers.
No hiccups! Although quite surprised that not many can identify a display port.
Great quiz.
Great quiz.
...but I still went for the wrong one - Doh!
Yes , also got 15 out of 16 . Never seen (B) a display port like that and (C) has got to be Composite Video and Analog Audio surely !
a nice quiz, but could do with some more similar options, such as PS/2 - Composite video or Serial - Parallel
not sure what the confusion on No.2 is, it looks like a standard port to me
not sure what the confusion on No.2 is, it looks like a standard port to me
than when you talk to a salesman and (s)he doesn't even know what a port is. Of course, they don't hire techs for sales jobs, but they should. Even more embarrassing is when an IT technician doesn't know his ports from a hole in the ground. I think the article was fun and informative; and may save somebody that should know better, some embarrassment in front of colleagues and/or customers.
It was fun but if you look at some of the answers people gave it was obviously not pointless
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