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Cable Quick Reference

Audio/Video
Coaxial cable Component Video Composite Video Cable DVI Connector HDMI connector
Coaxial Component Video Composite Video DVI HDMI
HD15 Male cable DIN 5-pin Male DIN 5-pin Female S-Video
HD15 Male MIDI DIN 5-pin Male MIDI DIN 5-pin Female S-Video
Networking
Fiber Optic
MT-RJ fiber optic connector SC fiber optic connector ST fiber optic connector
MT-RJ Connector SC Connector ST Connector
Category 5/6
CAT5e networking cable CAT6 networking cable
CAT 5/ 5e CAT 6
Peripheral
IEEE 1284
DB25 Male cable Centronics 36-pin cable
DB25 Male Centronics 36-pin
IEEE 1394 / Firewire
IEEE 1394 6-pin cable IEEE 1394 4-pin cable
6-pin 4-pin
Keyboard/Mouse
DB9 Male/Female cable DB25 Female/Male Mini DIN 6-pin Mini DIN 5-pin
DB9 Male/Female DB25 Female/Male Mini DIN 6-pin Mini DIN 5-pin

KVM
DB15 with PS/2 connectors DB15 with PS/2 and 3.5mm Audio connectors DB15 with USB connection
DB15 with PS/2 connectors DB15 with PS/2 and 3.5mm Audio connectors DB15 with USB connection

Miscellaneous Parallel
DB9 cable DB25 cable Centronics 36-pin cable
DB9 Male/Female DB25 Male Centronics 36-pin

Modem/Null Modem
DB9 Female cable DB25 Male RJ-11 cable
DB9 Female DB25 Male RJ-11

SCSI
Centronics 50-pin cable DB25 cable DB50 cable DB68
Centronics 50-pin DB25 Male DB50 Male DB68

USB
USB Type A Male cable USB Type A Female cable USB Type B Male cable USB Type B mini cable
USB Type A Male USB Type A Female USB Type B Male USB Type B Mini

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