IT Professional Curricula     Operating Systems and Server Technologies Solution Area     CompTIA A+     CompTIA A+ (220-1101)

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Technicians need to familiarize themselves with the vast array of cable options and connector types.
Discover the most common cables and adapters encountered when working with computers and mobile devices. Explore Ethernet cable types, the differences between shielded twisted pair (STP) and unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling, and the basics of fiber optic and coaxial cabling. Next, learn the speed and transmission limitations of various network cables. Discover different video cables and learn about using Lightning and Thunderbolt cables. Then, examine Universal Serial Bus (USB) cables and the differences between USB, USB-C, USB2.0, and USB3.0.
Explore serial peripheral cables and hard drive cables such as SATA (Serial AT Attachment), IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics), and SCSI (Small Computer System Interface). Finally, learn to differentiate between adapters such as DVI to HDMI, USB to Ethernet, and DVI to VGA and explore how computers utilize several types of connectors and converters.
This course will prepare learners for the CompTIA A+ Core 1 (220-1101) certification exam.

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Objectives

CompTIA A+ (220-1101): Cable Types & Connectors discover the key concepts covered in this course differentiate between ethernet cable types such as Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, coaxial, and plenum differentiate between shielded twisted pair (STP) and unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wiring identify the benefits of fiber cabling list speed and transmission limitations for different network cables outline the T568A and T5669B wiring standards identify video cables such as high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI), DisplayPort, digital visual interface (DVI), and video graphics array (VGA) differentiate between USB, USB-C, USB2.0, USB3.0 cables identify peripheral cable types including serial and Thunderbolt differentiate between serial advanced technology attachment (SATA), small computer system interface (SCSI), external SATA (ESATA), and integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard drive cables differentiate between adapters such as DVI to HDMI, USB to ethernet, and DVI to VGA differentiate between RJ-11 and RJ-45 connectors differentiate between USB connector types including microUSB, miniUSB, and USB C differentiate between straight tip (ST), subscriber connector (SC), and Lucent connector (LC) provide an overview of punch down blocks provide an overview of DB-9, lightning ports, and F connectors Identify the different types of Molex connectors summarize the key concepts covered in this course