Types Of Cables

AT - Used with early keyboards
ATA - Used with hard drives and disc drives
CAT5 - Used with network cards
Coaxial - Used with TV and projectors
Composite (RCA) - Used with TV, projectors, and consoles
DisplayPort - Used with computer monitors
DVI - Used with monitors, projectors, and other displays
e-SATA - Used with external drives
Firewire (IEEE-1394) - Used with digital cameras and external drives
HDMI - Used with monitors, projectors, DVD/Blu-ray players, and other displays
MIDI - Used with musical keyboards and other equipment
Mini plug - Used with headphones, microphones, speakers
Molex - Power cable used inside your computer
IDE/EIDE - Used with hard drives and disc drives
Parallel - Used with printers
PS/2 - Used with keyboards and mice
S-Video - Used with projectors, digital cameras, and other displays
S/PDIF - Used with DVD and surround sound.
SATA - Used with hard drives and disc drives
SCSI - Used with hard drives, tape drives, and disc drives
Serial (RS-232) - Used with a mouse and Modem.
Thunderbolt - Primarily used with Apple displays and devices
USB - Used with keyboard, mouse, printer, MP3 players, and thousands of other devices
VGA/SVGA - Used with monitors and projectors