Computer cables and connectors
- 1. COMPUTER CABLES A brief guide to the different types of cables which are commonly used by computers and computer networks.
- 2. STRAIGHT THROUGH CABLES These are normally used for a serial to serial connection. Before the days of networking this was one of the best ways to connect computers together and is still used on unix machines as a primary method of connecting to the console.
- 3. TOSLINK AND OPTICAL CABLES These are a new standard of transmitting audio down a fiber optic cable. Mainly used by Dolby surround sound systems and new laptops.
- 4. USB CABLES Primarily used for the new standard of printing. Now used in many different applications such as Cameras, phones and even playstations. One can even do USB to USB LAN Connections. There are currently two versions, USB1 and USB2. USB1 being 12MBps transfer speed whereas USB2 runs at 480MBps (MBps is the Mega Bits per second transfer speed).
- 5. INTERNAL PC CABLES Internal PC cables connect devices within the actual computer to the main board (motherboard). The slow and fast connection speed being used by the IDE & SATA cable which connects the hard drive.
- 6. NETWORK CABLES There are two standards of Network cables, Cat5e and Cat6e. Within these two standards there are two formats, straight through (standard) and crossed.
- 7. ADSL AND MODEM CABLES The modem cable connects the telephone socket to a router or modem. The socket for connection to the modem or router is known as an RJ11 cable, which is the American telephone standard.
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