Cable spaghetti, sometimes known as plastic spaghetti, refers to the tangle of wires found behind and under most computers and audio/video equipment. It's the result of the increasing number of interconnected components used to create a home cinema or computer, without a standard cable management system. Typically, each signal is carried on a separate cable, using whatever connector has been customarily used for that type of signal in the past. A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, elongated strand of drawn metal. ... An illustration of a modern personal computer. ... A 119 inch projection screen with a high-definition television image. ...

Proposed solutions

Cable spaghetti can be reduced by bus designs that permit "daisy chaining." For example, the Apple Desktop Bus on the Apple Macintosh used a single cable chained from one device to another. This both reduced the length needed for cables and distributed the cables over a wider area, removing the potential for wires to catch, snag, or get tangled. In computer architecture, a bus is a subsystem that transfers data or power between computer components inside a computer or between computers. ... Early ADB device Apple Desktop Bus (or ADB) is an obsolete bit-serial bus for connecting low-speed devices to computers. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh, or Mac, line of personal computers is designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ...

Computers

Modern computer systems use USB, a data connection standard which can be used as a data bus. The current design of most USB devices often requires the cables to be attached to a hub. In addition, it is unusual for a USB device to add a port to compensate for the space it uses. One device that does incorporate this feature is the keyboard for modern Macintoshes. An advantage of USB is that it allows less often used devices to be easily removed when not in use. Type A USB connector Dual images of the two Type B USB connectors, mini and full size, side and front view, compared with a U.S. 5¢ piece (nickel) in both images for scale. ...

Wireless peripherals, specifically mice, keyboards and printers, have existed for some time. The number of wires required is reduced, but each device needs its own power source. Bluetooth is starting to replace IrDA and the proprietary RF used for computer peripherals. A peripheral is a type of computer hardware that is added to a host computer in order to expand its abilities. ... Operating a mechanical 1: Pulling the mouse turns the ball. ... A computer keyboard is a peripheral modeled after the typewriter keyboard. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A power supply unit (sometimes abbreviated power supply or PSU) is a device or system that supplies electrical or other types of energy to an output load or group of loads. ... This article is about the Bluetooth wireless specification. ... The initials IRDA can refer to various things: In Information Technology and Communications, IrDA refers to Infrared Data Association, a standard for communication between devices (such as computers, PDAs and mobile phones) over short distances using infrared signals. ... RF may be: RF is the IATA code for Florida West International Airways Rf or RF may stand for: Radio frequency, a term in broadcasting. ...

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Computer Networks

The move, in the early 1990s, from 10BASE2 using coax cable on a bus network to 10BASE-T and 100BASE-T using twisted pair on a star network has increased the number of cables needed. Wireless technologies like 802.11b are one possible solution, but they introduce other problems like security and interference. The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 10BASE2 cable showing BNC Connector end. ... Coaxial cable is an electrical cable consisting of a round, insulated conducting wire, surrounded by an insulating spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath, usually surrounded by a final insulating layer. ... Image showing bus network layout A bus network is a network architecture in which a set of clients are connected via a shared communications line, called a bus. ... 10BASE-T cable 10BASE-T cable and jackll 10BASE-T is an implementation of Ethernet which allows stations to be attached via twisted pair cable. ... 100BASE-T is any of several Fast Ethernet 100 Mbit/s (12. ... 25 Pair Color Code Chart 10BASE-T UTP Cable Twisted pair cabling is a common form of wiring in which two conductors are wound around each other for the purposes of cancelling out electromagnetic interference known as crosstalk. ... Image showing star network layout Star networks are one of the most common computer network topologies. ... Wireless is an old-fashioned term for a radio receiver, referring to its use as a wireless telegraph; now the term is used to describe modern wireless connections such as in cellular networks and wireless broadband Internet. ... IEEE 802. ... Computer security is a field of computer science concerned with the control of risks related to computer use. ... Interference of two circular waves - Wavelength (decreasing bottom to top) and Wave centers distance (increasing to the right). ...

Entertainment Systems

In the audio world there have been a tremendous number of attempts to provide a single cable containing left and right stereo in and out signals in a single cable. Older Pioneer Electronics systems often include a small round 4-pin DIN jack for this purpose, but so few devices supported it that they eventually gave up on it. Pioneer Corporation TYO: 6773 , NYSE: PIO is a Japanese world leader in digital entertainment products, based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Deutsches Institut für Normung e. ...

Today the problem is only made worse by the consolidation of Audio, Video, and Computer systems. Whereas a record player and cassette deck were likely the only two components found up to the 1980s, today's systems can have an amplifier, television, CD player, VCR, DVD player, personal video recorder, cable or satellite box, video game console, and computer all connected in the same system. Edison cylinder phonograph from about 1899 The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded sound from the 1870s through the 1980s. ... A typical consumer hi-fi cassette deck from late 1980s, features full electronic transport, separate playback and record heads, Dolby B, C and HXPro noise reduction A cassette deck is a type of tape deck for playing or recording compact audio cassettes. ... MacGyver is one of the symbols of 1980s The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... An amplifier can be considered to be any device that uses a small amount of energy to control a source of a larger amount of energy, although the term today usually refers to an electronic amplifier. ... A compact disc player or CD player is an electronic device to play audio from compact discs. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... A digital video recorder (DVR) is a device that records video to a digital storage medium in digital form. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... A video game console is a dedicated electronic machine designed to play video games. ...

The 20-pin SCART system includes video and left-right audio output and input lines, along with numerous control lines integrated into one cable. More recently a digital optical fiber solution was proposed that would transmit video, audio, and control signals on a single universal connector. SCART plug Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Scart SCART (from Syndicat des Constructeurs dAppareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs) is a French-originated standard and associated 21-pin connector for connecting audio-visual equipment together. ... Optical fibers An optical fiber or fibre is a transparent thin fiber, usually made of glass or plastic, for transmitting light. ...