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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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for system memory, cache memory, and a GPU that can handle advanced 3-D

graphics. Wow! One of the best parts of all this integration is that the chip

requires far less electricity than comparable discrete components.

Connector Types and Associated Cables

You can find a variety of connector types on video cards, plus variations

within those types. CompTIA also makes a distinction between the names of

the ports on the cards and the cables associated with them, though most techs

will refer to the connectors and cables by multiple names interchangeably.

Here’s the scoop.

Display adapters offer one of six connectors, corresponding to the

connection points on the monitors discussed earlier in the chapter:

• VGA

• DVI

• HDMI (including Mini- and Micro- variants)

• DisplayPort (including full and Mini DP variants)

• Thunderbolt (including mDP Thunderbolt 1 and 2 ports, and USB

Type-C Thunderbolt 3 ports)

You can also find video cards (especially older ones) with any of a huge

number of connector types for interfacing with other media devices such as

camcorders, projectors, television sets, and so on. The video card shown in

Figure 17-39 has three connectors: VGA, DVI-I, and a once-common S-

video connector. In the days before HDMI, an S-video connector like this

was a great (okay . . . decent) way to connect your computer to a TV.

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