Which types of cables are used in PC?

India
January 27, 2007 8:53am CST
I only know about a CAT 5 cable. But don't know exactly what it does.
5 responses
@RaCcOn (209)
• Portugal
1 Feb 07
Alimentation Cable USB Cable Mini-USB Cable Firewire Cable Mini-Firewire Cable VGA Cable DVI Cable Ethernet Cable (RJ45) ADSL Cable (RJ11) Mouse and Keyboard Cables IDE Cable SATA Cable Floppy Cable Audio Cable Serial Cable Com Cable well i think i didn't forget any cable!:)
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@RaCcOn (209)
• Portugal
3 Feb 07
HEhe for nothing! have a nice day too!:)
• India
3 Feb 07
Thanks
• India
2 Feb 07
WOW, Thanks for such a nice information. I didn't know about many of the above mentioned cables before. But from now on, I will find out more about these. Thanks for the comment. Have a nice day.
@clod0327 (817)
• Philippines
1 Feb 07
The most common cable used in PC for network or internet connection is the UTP Cat 5. UTP Stands for Unshielded twisted Pair and it consists of two tunshielded wires twisted around each other. UTP does not offer high bandwidth and better protecion from interference as compared to co axial cable & fiber optic but since it is inexpensive, it is the widely used cable for networking in the industry.
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@bilook1 (152)
• United States
1 Feb 07
Give him an A you soud like my computer repair teacher keep up the good work.
• India
2 Feb 07
OK, thats a useful information. Thanks for the differences mentioned for the LAN cables. I will go through it. Thanks for the comment. Have a nice day.
• India
4 Feb 07
well yeah its cat 5 ! but its can be any other depends on what you use and what hardwares etc you have !! well to explain you cat5 just have a look Category 5 cable, commonly known as Cat 5, is an unshielded twisted pair cable type designed for high signal integrity. Category 5 has been superseded by the Category 5e specification. This type of cable is often used in structured cabling for computer networks such as Ethernet, although it is also used to carry many other signals such as basic voice services, token ring, and ATM (at up to 155 Mbit/s, over short distances).
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• India
5 Feb 07
Thats a well descriptive post for the CAT 5 cable, I definitely go through it for further knowledge. Thanks for the information. Have a nice day.
• Turkey
3 Feb 07
cat 5 is used on networking.not in the pc.ide, sata and the power cables are used in pc.
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• India
4 Feb 07
OK that means CAT 5 cable is for networking purpose. But whats ide and sata? Thanks for the comment. Have a nice day.
@merkava (1225)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
Ok here's a little info: Cat5 is the cable while RJ 45 is the jack you use for it. EIDE, IDE, SATA and SATA 2 are all connectors for your drive devices to your motherboard. IDE and EIDE are the wide ones while the SATA and SATA2 are the new generation type of connectors and they are the ones that are as wide and as thin like a juicy fruit gum.
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• India
5 Feb 07
OK, its really a useful information. Thanks for conveying such a good information. Thanks for the information. Have a nice day.