As a technologist, you’ll often need to connect two systems that don’t share the same interfaces. In those situations, you’ll need an adapter or converter to connect video displays or network links. << Previous Video: SCSI Drive Cables Next: Connectors >> If you worked long enough with technology, you will be in a circumstance where […]
Adapters and Converters – CompTIA A+ 220-1001 – 3.1 Read More »
SCSI interfaces have been around for many years, and the standard has continued to evolve through the years. In this video, you’ll learn about traditional SCSI connections and the newer serial attached SCSI standard. << Previous Video: PATA Drive Cables Next: Adapters and Converters >> The SCSI standard has been around for a very long
Although SATA is a common storage interface standard today, you may still find a few PATA drives still used on legacy systems. In this video, you’ll learn about PATA and how it connects the motherboard to storage devices. << Previous Video: SATA Drive Cables Next: SCSI Drive Cables >> Although PATA drives are not the
SATA is one of the most popular drive connection types on today’s computers. In this video, you’ll learn about the SATA standards, SATA power interfaces, and SATA data interfaces. << Previous Video: Multipurpose Cables Next: PATA Drive Cables >> SATA is a very common way to connect our storage devices. And in this video, we’ll
We use various multipurpose cables to connect printers, mobile phones, and many other devices. In this video, you’ll learn about some of the most popular multipurpose cables used today. << Previous Video: Video Cables Next: SATA Drive Cables >> We use many different cables to connect our keyboards, our tablets, our mobile phones, and many
There are many different ways to connect a monitor to our computers. In this video, you’ll learn about VGA, HDMI, DisplayPort, and DVI video cables. << Previous Video: Fiber Network Cables Next: Multipurpose Cables >> What type of video cable is being used between your desktop computer and your monitor? In this video, we’ll look
Working with fiber optics is quite different than with copper cabling. In this video, you’ll learn about optic fiber communication and the differences between multimode and single-mode fiber. << Previous Video: Copper Network Cables Next: Video Cables >> We connect many of our network devices together with copper twisted pair cabling. But the other option
Fiber Network Cables – CompTIA A+ 220-1001 – 3.1 Read More »
Copper network cabling is one of the most popular ways to connect our computing devices, but not every copper cable is created alike. In this video, you’ll learn the fundamentals of twisted pair cabling, copper cable categories, cable termination standards, and much more. << Previous Video: Network Tools Next: Fiber Network Cables >> Your cabling
Copper Network Cables – CompTIA A+ 220-1001 – 3.1 Read More »
A good network administrator will have a toolkit with important network troubleshooting tools. In this video, you’ll learn about crimpers, cable testers, tone generators, and more. << Previous Video: Network Types Next: Copper Network Cables >> As a network administrator, you’ll be asked to troubleshoot a number of different network issues. So you need to
We use many different network types to connect devices in the same room and across the world. In this video, you’ll learn about LANs, WANs, PANs, MANs, and WMNs. << Previous Video: Internet Connection Types Next: Network Tools >> Is your network connecting to devices that are in the same room as you? Or are
