1. RCA Connectors
Standard Home Video Connectors for both audio R&L (white and red) and video (yellow)
Used to connect a DVD player to a TV for example.
Disadvantages: One wire for each signal

2. RF Connectors Standard Home “cable” connectors
Used for long video runs with low loss of signal
Often break internally, screwed on too tight, rusted or corroded

3. Firewire aka 1394
6 pin to 4 pin mini used to connect DV cameras to computers.
Hot swappable, high data stream 400 mBps

4. USB Cables
Used to connect scanners, cameras, storage drives to computers
Hot swappable, low data stream, non-powered

5. 1/4 Inch Audio Plug
Used to connect audio such as mics, speakers, headphones, etc. to equipment.
One ring = mono
2 rings = stereo

6. mini Audio Plug
Used to connect audio such as mics, speakers, headphones, etc. to equipment - only much smaller.

7. XLR Audio Plug
Used to connect audio such as mics, speakers to pro audio equipment.
Three pins are ground, hot and cold to create balanced audio.

8. VGA/SVGA Plug
Used to connect computer video monitors to computer or A/V equipment.

9. DVI Connector
Used to connect LCD video monitors or projectors to computers.

10. S-Video Cable
Used to connect pro video equipment. Contains luminance and color and eliminates dot crawl in standard NTSC video.