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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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• VGA

• DVI

• HDMI

• DisplayPort

• Thunderbolt

• HDBaseT

VGA Many monitors for Windows PCs use a 15-pin, three-row, D-type

connector (see Figure 17-22) and a power plug. The connector has a lot of

names, including D-shell and D-subminiature, but most people simply call it

the VGA connector. VGA is the oldest and least-capable monitor connection

type.

Figure 17-22 A VGA connector

DVI A lot of LCDs connect via the digital visual interface (DVI) standard.

DVI is actually three different connectors that look very much alike: DVI-D

is for digital, DVI-A is for analog (for backward compatibility if the monitor

maker so desires), and the DVI-A/D or DVI-I (interchangeable) accepts

either a DVI-D or DVI-A. DVI-D and DVI-A are keyed so that they will not

connect.

DVI-D and DVI-I connectors come in two varieties, single-link and duallink.

Single-link DVI has a maximum bandwidth of 165 MHz, which,

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