Course Projects
Course Projects - 5 total
Submissions will be made via Assignment Folder.
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Projects 1 - Week 1
Due date - 11:59pm Sunday, August 28, 2011
1. Throughout your house, locate computers, computer peripherals, other
network/networking devices and associated cables. Explain the names of from 5 to 10
connectors or ports on these devices or cables, trying to avoid duplication where
possible.
1. RJ45- RJ45 means registered jack 45, while its real name would be a 8P8C meaning
8 pin and 8 connector.
2. 4P4C- stands for 4 pin 4 connector and is the standard connector used for wired
telephones. Sometimes called RJ9 or RJ11, these refer to the wiring standard, not the
connector itself.
3. DE9- the D refers to the shape of the connector and the 9 refers to the number of
pins the connector uses. The E refers to the size of the housing or size of the “D”
shape.
4. Mini-DIN – stands for Deutsches Institut fur Normung, the German national
standards organization. The Mini part implies a smaller standard of DIN.
5. USB Type A – Universal serial bus type A.
6. USB Type B – Universal serial bus type B.
7. HDMI- High Definition Multimedia interface
8. TRS – Tip – ring- sleeve plug
9. VGA port – Video Graphics Array or also a DE-15
10. SATA port – Serial Advanced Technology Attachment
2. With the ports or connectors selected in step 1, and using your book and/or the
Internet, describe the possible kinds or types of data that could be transmitted over
these ports, cables or connectors.
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1. RJ45 or 8P8C modular connectors are commonly used for Ethernet and RS-232
serial using EIA/TIA 561. These connectors can be used for data communication
applications like LAN and structured cabling.
2. 4P4C connectors are most commonly used to connect two parts of a phone passing
electrical voltage through the microphone and loudspeaker. 4P4C connectors can also
be used by some switches to communicate with devices such as the Linkway 2100 and
Linkway S2 modems transferring power data in the form of voltage.
3. DE-9 connectors and ports are used to transfer RS-232 serial data which is serial
binary single-ended data. Is used to transmit data for modems, printers, and many
other peripheral devices.
4. A mini-DIN transmits serial data at 10 to 16kHz. Many are used in mice and
keyboard applications.
5. USB Type A can transmit packet data in a serial protocol at bitrates of
1.5/12/480/4,000 Mbit/s depending on the version. USB is used on all types of devices
from printers, modems, disk drives, keyboards, mice, and camera’s to name a few.
6. USB Type B can transmit the same type of data as the USB Type A, but is designed
to be used by an “upstream” device meaning power flows towards the computer rather
than away or “downstream”.
7. HDMI can transmit many types of data using TMDS protocol and can also carry video
and audio signal. HDMI is also backwards compatible with DVI format.
8. TRS can carry an analog voice signal and a mono audio plus video signal. TRS
connectors are commonly used in headphone and earphone equipment as well as
digital cameras, camcorders and some patch cables.
9. VGA connectors can transmit video signal and IIC data channel for DDC information.
VGA’s are commonly found on video cards, computer monitors and some HDTV’s.
10. SATA connectors transmit high speed serial data. SATA connectors are commonly
used to connect host bus adapters to HDD’s and optical drives.
