From the course: CompTIA IT Fundamentals (FC0-U61) Cert Prep 1: Computer Basics, Hardware, and Operating Systems
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Ports and connectors
From the course: CompTIA IT Fundamentals (FC0-U61) Cert Prep 1: Computer Basics, Hardware, and Operating Systems
Ports and connectors
- In the last few episodes we've looked at various input and output devices for personal computers. In this episode I want to look at the ports and connectors and name names. And to do this, I've ripped the internals out of a personal computer. This is the inside and this is the back. These are standard ports used in personal computer. Let's start from your left all the way over here and look at various ports and connectors and what they connect to. This guy here is a PS/2 connector used for very old mice and keyboards. And it plugs in just like that. The blue ones below it are for almost every other kind of peripheral device these days: Universal Serial Bus or USB. Up here, now we're going to do a bunch of video connectors for connecting monitors. This top one here, or actually it's the middle one, is called "HDMI," high-definition. It plugs in just like that. The one below it is also used for monitors, although…
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