Below is an overview of the most common ports that can be found on the back of a home computer:-
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Mouse |
PS/2 style mouse - one with a round connector |
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Keyboard |
PS/2 style keyboard - one with a round connector |
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Digital Audio |
Connection to a digital audio or speaker system |
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Monitor |
This connection is for your screen/monitor
The above image is showing a VGA connection but several other connections are used for connecting a monitor
See table below for more details |
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Firewire |
Connection for items such as video cameras |
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Ethernet |
Network connection - usually connected via a cable to your broadband router |
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Audio |
Speaker connections - green is for standard speakers, pink for microphone, blue for line-in, the yellow, black and grey connections are used for surround sound speaker systems |
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USB |
Connection for external hard drives, USB keyboards/mouse, printers, scanners and anything else that comes with a USB cable |
The table below shows all the different types of connector/cable used for connecting a monitor to your computer:-
Name
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Connector
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Cable
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VGA |
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DVI |
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HDMI |
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DisplayPort |
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Mini DisplayPort |
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