The parallel port is most commonly used for printers, although most modern printers are USB these days.
Parallel ports may also be used for external cdroms, zip drives, or hard disks. These have also moved in large part to USB because of its faster data transfer capabilities.
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parallel and serial port
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No. The reverse is the case. Parallel ports are older technology and have been replaced by "printer ports" which accommodate special USB cables with printer plugs.
Parallel ports typically have 25 or 36 pin ports. Serial ports, by contrast, have only 9 pins. Both type of ports have two rows of pins.
Parallel Port-Most common uses are to connect older printers to the computer
With time there has been advance developments in Interfaces used by Devices & Peripherals to connect to computer has moved towards univeral standards for INPUT & OUTPUT interfaces. Earlier Keyboard & Mouse used to Connect to serial ports then moved towards PS2 ports and now USB ports. For Display VGA ports used earlier now uses DVI and HDMI interfaces. Printersused parallel ports now uses USB & Ethernet interfaces.Considering new interfaces today PS2, Serial, Parallel and VGA Ports can be considered as Legacy ports.
A handshaking signal is sent with each byte the parallel ports sends out, so that the printer can latch the byte
What are the parallel ports on a computer commonly referred to as?
One bit at a time.
Its Parallel and Serial