In general computer cables can be a lot confusing and if the person is not a technical mind, then they can be a mess to him/her. But here is a simple guide in identifying computer cables and connectors.
Name |
Use |
Notes |
| USB cables | Used for connecting new hardware such as portable media players, internet modems, digital cameras, mobile phones, flash memory sticks and so on | Computer accessories like mouse, keyboards, hard drives of portable medium, scanners, printers, speakers and so on can connected through the USB port.
Every standard USB cable is in a rectangular shape which has to be connected to the computer. |
| Audio cables | 3.5mm headphone jacks- a standard head phone jack is a cable connecting the headphone to the PC | The audio ports are usually black, grey, gold and green. Speakers, sub woofers and micro phones are connected by these audio cables. These cables have a pin at an end. |
| Audio cables | Digital audio jacks | Nowadays high end audio is preferred from a DVD port and so Toshiba link port operative audio connectors are being used. |
| Video cables | VGA cables-used to connect a CPU to monitor., laptop to TV and so on | A 15 pin blue or black colored rectangular end is a best recognition of a VGA cable. |
| Video cables | DVI cables- a 29 pin DVI cables or HDMI cables are used to connect the ultra thin laptops these days. | New age technology is using these cables. |
| Video cables | S-Video- these cables are used to carry analog cables and are Separate Video or Super video cables | Usually Standard S connectors are circular round in shape and have 4-9 pins overall. |
| Audio and Video cables | RCA connectors-RCA connectors are bundled 2-3 cables which are used to connect audio and video connectors from TV to a DVD or Laptop. In general the yellow color cables are composite video cables and the stereo audio cables are red colored for right channel of audio and white or black for left channel of audio. | Extra cables are offered for extra clear video signals and are cabled to a single yellow connector. These cables are used to connect DVD players, stereo speakers, and digital cameras, audio and video equipment and so on. |
| Audio and video cables | HDMI cables- this is a new mode of audio and video transmission and can support resolution of 4096*2160pixel with a 8 channel digital audio and BLU ray players. | Always the HDMI cables are 5 meters in length. |
| Audio and video cables | Display port- a combined format of audio and video cables and also this is the new format of connecting. | A standard display port can be 3 meters in length and can go up to 15 meters./ it is a small rectangular shape connector |
| Data cables | Firewire IEEE 1394- this is a connecting wire of digital camcorders and external hard disks. These are generally used to connect routers as well as computer LAN. Firewire typically is a 6 pin connector and has a 4 pin variance | Sending data in lightning speed can be achieved with these cables |
| Data cables | ESATA cables- These cables are used to connect portable hard drives and are used to transfer data. | Sending data in lightning speed can be achieved with these cables |
| Networking cables | Phone RJ11 cable- these connectors have a clip at the top to have tight connectivity without any loose connection problem | This is a telephone cable which is also used to support internet access through DSL and ADSL modem hardware. |
| Networking connectors | Ethernet cables- these connectors have a clip at the top to have tight connectivity without any loose connection problem | These are Ethernet connectors used for fast access of web. RJ45 connector is based on the Cat5 twisted pair cables and is made up of 8 individual micro thin wires. |
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