What is all that stuff?
This is roughly what the back of your computer looks like. If you have a laptop you may have some of these items placed about the machine. A daunting task for anyone purchasing a new computer is seeing this and connecting the right cabling to the right port. Here is the good news; if it fits, you are probably OK. That doesn't mean forcing anything to fit either (almost all technicians can attest to seeing this at some point in time).
Knowing that if it fits is also aided by the fact that most cables and connectors are coloured the same as the corresponding port on the computer.
What do they do?
Starting left to right:
PS/2: These are your keyboard and mouse ports of old. Generally speaking, keyboards and mice use the USB interface.
VGA, DVI and HDMI: These are the video ports, whereby video is transmitted from the computer to your monitor, TV or projector.
Optical drive: This is the lesser used audio port, mostly used for high quality output of audio to home theatre or production level mixing boards.
USB: Where almost all accessories go into. Printers, flash drives, external hard drives, digital cameras etc.
IEEE 1394 (Firewire)/ eSATA: These are faster versions of USB that are lesser used. eSATA devices are gaining in popularity, expect to see more devices using this port in the future.
Of course if this all becomes too much and you have cables going places they likely don't belong, there are convertors available and you can also give us a call.
#1 - 495 Banks Road Kelowna, BC V1X 6A2
Phone: 250.762.7753 Fax: 250.861.1861 Toll-Free: 1.877.257.2896
Web: http://www.northerncomputer.ca
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