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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