Year 7 Digital Technology Web Probe Ports

Port What is it/What is it used for?

USB

A USB allows a computer to communicate with

peripheral and other devices. USB-connected devices
cover a broad range; anything from keyboards and
mice to music players and flash drives. USB stands for
Universal Serial Bus.
HDMI HDMI means High-Definition Multimedia Interface, a standard
for simultaneously transmitting digital video and audio from a
source, such as a computer or TV cable box, to a computer
monitor, TV or projector.

VGA The most common type of port was a VGA output, which
allowed you to connect your analog computer monitor to other
monitors or televisions. At the inception of HDTV, VGA was
used in order to provide a higher quality picture through an
HD15 connector.
VGA stand for Video Graphics Array

Memory Card reader

Card readers are an electronic device used to accept credit and
debit card payments from customers in a store. They are also
often referred to as point of sale terminals, card machines, PDQ
machines and chip and pin machines. Card readers can be
wireless or attached to your till or computer.

LAN/Ethernet Local area networks (LANs) are computer networks ranging in

size from a few computers in a single office to hundreds or even
thousands of devices spread across several buildings. They
function to link computers together and provide shared access
to printers, file servers, and other services.

An Ethernet cable carries the broadband signals between your

modem, router, computer and other wired internet-capable
devices. Cat 5e and Cat 6e (or higher) Ethernet cables are
recommended for higher speeds. This designation is often
stamped on the wire casing, along with other specifications.

Card slot
A PC card slot is an expansion slot often found in notebook
computers that allows for the easy and quick addition of a host
of different devices. Originally designed for adding memory to
portable computer systems, the PC card standard has been
updated several times since its original creation.

DVI DVI is designed to only transfer video signals, so, if you're using
DVI to connect an AV source device to a TV and you want the
 sound to go with it, you'll have to make a separate audio
connection to your television. You can do this by utilizing RCA
or 3.5 mm analog audio connections [9].
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface

USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 Use this cable to connect your Mac to a device that uses
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) or USB-C for data transfer, such as an
external hard drive or dock. It supports Thunderbolt 3
data-transfer speeds up to 40Gbps, and USB 3.1 Gen 2
data-transfer speeds up to 10Gbps. It also supports Target Disk
Mode.