The front of the drive is called the faceplate. This is the part of the drive which is visible from the front of the case. These faceplates come in several sizes and colors. Some faceplates are larger than the rest of the drive, requiring you to install the drive from the front, a habit you'll probably form anyway. The connector are on the back of the drive.
All floppy drives use pretty much the same type of connector.
In this case, you will have to buy an adapter to convert the large plug into the small type. All floppy drives use the same type of 34-pin data cable. Occasionally, you might find a floppy drive that has weird connections. Some drives have one 40-pin connector that carries both the power and the data. Others use one 34-pin cable that carries both.