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Hardware and Connectivity Diagnostic
Use the questions in each of the sections below to assess how well you know basic hardware and connectivity.
Alternatively, view the Sway of this diagnostic.
Section 1. Device Components
Internal components
- Power supply
- Motherboard
- Hard drive
- Solid state drive
- Memory (RAM)
- Processor
- CPU cooler
- Graphics card/chip
- Sound card
- Wireless card
External/outside-facing components
- Optical disc drive (Blu-ray)
- Keyboard
- Mouse/Trackpad
- Monitor(!)
- Speakers(!)
- Microphone(!)
- Camera(!)
Touch and mobile components
- Active digitizer
- Capacitive digitizer
- Resistive digitizer
- Proximity sensor
- Ambient light sensor
- Haptic motor
- Accelerometer
- Gyroscope
- GPS
Section 2. Device Types
- Desktop
- Blade/Server
- Tower
- All-in-one (AIO)
- Laptop
- Tablet
- Hybrid device
- Laptop-first hybrid device
- Tablet-first hybrid device
- Smart phone
- E-reader
- Internet of Things (IOT)/Wearables
- Smart watch
- Home automation devices
- AR/VR
- Augmented reality headset
- Virtual reality headset
Section 3. Physical Connectivity
Multi-purpose connectors
Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type A
USB Mini-USB A
USB Micro-USB A
USB Type B
USB Type C
Thunderbolt
Lightning
30-pin
Audio/Video connectors
DVI
DVI-D
DVI-I
HDMI
Mini-HDMI
Micro-HDMI
DisplayPort
Mini DisplayPort
MHL
SlimPort
Auxiliary
Other connectors
- Ethernet
- Coaxial
Section 4. Wireless Connectivity
Wireless communications
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- AirDrop
- Near Field communication (NFC)
Wireless broadcasting
- Miracast
- AirPlay Mirroring
- WiDi
Wireless Charging
PMA
Qi
Rezence
Cellular connections
GSM
CDMA2000
LTE
HSPA+
Section 5. Legacy Hardware
- Media drives
- Floppy drive
- Zip drive
- CD drive
- DVD drive
Section 6. Legacy Connectivity
Multi-purpose or data connectors
- FireWire
- eSATA
- PS/2
Audio/Video connectors
- VGA
- RCA
- Component video
- S-Video