The parallel port was mainly created to be able to send data to a printer. As time passed, it was used for other things, like transferring data between computers with software, or to attach a tape drive. It is called a parallel port because there are at least 8 pins carrying data at the same time, thus enabling it to transmit entire bytes at a time. In a serial port, the data is sent lengthwise, one bit at a time.
Usually at the back of the the computer. Its a long socket with 25 pin connection holes.
No, computer viruses are spread via removable media, and the internet
You cannot directly access the parallel port because the operating system is managing that device. Use the file system. The name of the parallel port is "lpt1:". Open that as an ordinary file for write, write to it, and you will be writing on the parallel port.
The super computer is a massively parallel digital computer.
You mean reusable? Well it can be serially or parallel reusable.
To power your computer without a battery
Yes.
output cause the parallel port is outside the computer
What are the parallel ports on a computer commonly referred to as?
The answer to your question is NO. The HP 4200 does not come with a USB port, only parallel and optional ethernet ports. You can get a parallel to USB cable if you do not have a parallel port on your computer.
Computer network.
That depends on how many are installed. One used to be standard on the motherboard. Some modern PCs have deleted that port since USB is much easier to use. If your machine has PCI or other expansion card sockets you can buy parallel port expansion cards and add several. It is also possible to add parallel ports using USB to parallel port adapters.How many do you want?
The primary difference is that a USB interface type printer requires the computer to have a USB port (as all modern computers do) whereas a parallel interface type printer requires the computer to have a parallel (LPT) port (which many modern computers do not have.) There are USB-to-parallel converters however which plug into USB and allow the use of parallel printers. Additionally, many legacy applications only have support for parallel printers, in these cases, in order to use a USB printer it may be necessary to create a virtual parallel port and map the USB printer to it.
Typically, modern printers connect using USB. You will need to find a free USB port on your computer to plug it in. Older printers (as well as decreasing numbers of newer printers) connect via a parallel port. A parallel port is a somewhat rectangular port (rounded edges) with two rows of sockets (25 sockets in all). To see a graphic of a parallel port, go here: http:/images.google.com/images?q=paralell+port
A parallel connector, or parallel port, is an interface used to connect a computer to some external peripheral. An example of things that can hook up to a computer using a parallel port include a printer and/or a scanner. More recently, the USB interface has become extremely common and most types of devices that used to commonly hook up via parallel port now hook up by USB instead.
The port of a computer is an interface between the computer and other computers or devices. The function of ports is to connect a monitor, webcam, speakers or other device through a specialized outlet.
USB port (Universal Serial Bus) replaces the parallel port
The function of a parallel port was to send at least a byte of data at a time to a printer. As time went on and parallel ports were given bidirectional abilities, they were used for other things such as connecting tape drives and transferring data between two computers. Gamers sometimes used parallel ports to network two computers together for a game, if the game software supported that. The location of a parallel port varies with the computer. When they exist, they are often located in the back of the PC, or on the side of a laptop. Most computers these days have no such port. The ports were somewhat large and only worked with a limited set of hardware. Everything is going to USB and Firewire these days. Those ports are smaller and support a wider range of hardware.