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- PORT
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- An opening through which things enter or leave your computer. A port is
- usually located on the back of the computer, and looks like a plug with
- many pins on it (a male plug), or a plug with many holes in it (a female
- plug). There are many different types of ports, but the two most common
- types are:
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- COMMUNICATIONS PORT PRINTER PORT
- device names are COM1:, COM2:, AUX: device names are LPT1:, LPT2:, PRN:
- (sometimes called a serial port) (sometimes called a parallel port)
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- A communications port is an opening A printer port is an opening through
- through which other computers or which data is transferred to a device
- devices (like a modem or a mouse) (usually a printer) by your computer.
- transfer data into or out of your A printer port is sometimes called a
- computer. A communications port is parallel port because several things
- sometimes called a serial port can be transferred at one time
- because only one thing at a time through it (as opposed to only one
- can be transferred through it (as thing at a time which is all a serial
- opposed to several things at a port can do).
- time by a parallel port).
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- /░░░░░░░░░░/ /░░░░░░░░░░/ └───────────┘
- /░░░░░░░░░░/ Serial Port /░░░░░░░░░░/ Parallel Port
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