A Serial port looks like this: http://www.ergocanada.com/ergo/tips/serial_port.jpg
It is used to connect your PC to a monitor or projector.
A USB port looks like this: http://www.novopc.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/usb.jpg
It is used to connect a wide variety of peripherals to your PC
USB stands for universal serial bus for short. USB is a universal port that can be used to exchange data between a storage device and a peripheral. Example, you can transfer data from your phone to your system by simply connecting the two with USB.A USB port is a Universal Serial Bus port. This is a universal port that nearly any kind of peripheral can be manufactured to use thereby limiting the number of port TYPES needed on a PC.
You cannot simply "redirect" communication intended for a legacy serial port to a a USB port. You must purchase an adapter that emulates a legacy serial port.
USB Port is a port that allows information to be extracting and place on a computerThe fullform of USB is Universal Serial Bus.
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USB port, serial port, parallel port.
No. The term serial port refers to the older 9 or 25 pin, male connectors on the back of a PC. They were used for connecting to modems, certain printers, and mice.A USB port, while it is technically a type of serial port, it is incompatible with the old type of serial port. A USB port gets information about the device from the device, while the old type serial port simply transmitted data. USB to serial adapters do exist, but compatibility can be a challenge.
You can purchase a USB to Serial lead, which will work.Hope this helpsbe safe
The most common Serial porty is the DB port also know as D-sub or D-subminiature port. USB is not serial port.
You can have a USB Serial (COM) port and you can connect PCs together using Serial (COM) port.