1. Computer Ports and Cables

2. Port
Power
3-pronged connector
Cable

3. Port PS2 Cable Small, round, 6-pronged connector
Connects some keyboards and mice
Color Coded
Purple-keyboard
Green-mouse
Not hot swappable
Legacy port
Cable

4. Port Serial Cable 9-pronged connector Used for mice and scanner
Color coded
Light blue
Not hot swappable
Legacy port
Transfer speed
8 kilobits per second
Cable

5. Port Parallel Cable 25-pronged connector Used for printers
Not hot swappable
Color coded
Pink
Legacy port
Transfer speed
8 Kbps
Cable

6. Port VGA Cable 15-pronged connector Used solely for connecting monitor
Color coded
Dark blue
Not hot swappable
Cable

7. Port Game Cable 15-pronged connector Used for joystick or game console
Color coded
Yellow
Not hot swappable
Cable

8. Port Audio Cable Small round connector
Used for speaker, headset, microphones
Color coded
Green-speaker
Pink-microphone
Blue-stereo system
Cable

9. Port Modem/Phone Cable RJ-11 connector
Same jack on the back of your telephone
Cable

10. Port Ethernet Cable Used to connect to the Internet or network
Larger than phone cable
Cable

11. Port USB Cable Small rectangular connector
Used for variety of peripherals
Standard connection method
Plug-n-play/hot swappable
127 devices per connection host
Transfer speed
1.0 port-12Mbps
2.0 port-480Mbps
Cable

12. Port Firewire/IEEE 1394 Cable Not often found on PCs
Common on new Macs
Used for variety of peripherals
Plug-n-play/hot swappable
Transfer speed
400Mbps
Cable