Cables & Connectors

Cables & Connectors

Cables are often designed into devices or created with a specific end-use in mind and there is a wide variety in the types of electronics cabling. Connectors are used where wire lines need to be attached or disconnected. Just like cables, connectors are used in a lot of electronic equipment. There are three types cable connectors in a basic cabling installation techniques: twisted-pair connectors,coaxial cable connectors and fiber-optic connectors. Generally cable connectors have a male component and a female component, except in the case of hermaphroditic connectors such as the IBM data connector.

Cables can be classified into various categories, depending on their different uses and structures. Some types are coaxial cables, twisted pairs, optical fibers, patch cables, power cables, data cables, etc. The names male and female are given to connectors by analogy with the male and female sexual organs of most mammals, in which the male part is inserted into the female.