this post was written on a nine-month old laptop connected to an external monitor through the very familiar thick cable with two blue ends. VGA is a port that can still be found on the back of ...
Some monitors connect via USB cable, some connect via VGA cable, and some connect via HDMI. Most give you the option of two. If you're plugging a second monitor into a desktop computer ...
Something, that is, like dual-screw locks on cable connectors ... standard for connecting your gaming monitor was a DVI-D cable if you were lucky, or a VGA cable if you were not.