| There are a number of different cables | | | | devices, such as keyboards, mice, cameras, and |
| commonly seen in the world of personal | | | | so on. The USB port is rectangular in shape, and |
| computers today, although many of these cable | | | | has a flat prong on one half of the port and a |
| types have been designed to replace a number of | | | | hole in the other. There are a few variations on |
| other cables that were previously used. While you | | | | USB speed, the first generation was USB1, this |
| might already know basic cable types, such as the | | | | was replaced with USB 1.1 then USB 2 known as |
| monitor cable, if you plan on setting up your first | | | | High Speed USB which worked at speeds upto |
| computer, or if you are trying to troubleshoot a | | | | 480 MBPS. The latest incarnation is USB 3 which is |
| problem with your computer, then you may want | | | | known as Super Speed and operates upto 4.8 |
| to take a moment to learn some of the basic | | | | GBPS. |
| information regarding the differences between | | | | A network cable (also known as Ethnernet cable) |
| cables. Here, we'll go over some of the common | | | | is used most frequently in internet connectivity. |
| types of cables used in personal computers and | | | | These cables tend to have clear plastic heads that |
| their related devices. | | | | allow one to see the ends of the cables inside. |
| The USB cable is one of the most commonly | | | | They are also unique in that they have copper |
| seen cables today, not only in personal | | | | connections on the bottom of the head, which are |
| computers, but in a number of other applications | | | | designed to line up with copper connections on the |
| as well. It was originally developed for use with | | | | input port. These cables also have a plastic tab on |
| personal computers and was intended to replace | | | | the top that locks them in place, so that they do |
| several other types of cables, giving it its name: | | | | not slip out. The tab can be depressed in order to |
| the universal serial bus cable. This means that it | | | | remove the cable. The most common speed for |
| can be used with a number of different individual | | | | a Ethernet cables is 100 Mbps over cat5e cabling. |