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Socket is generally a software component that is used to connect a computer to the internet sites or to communicate with other computers. It contains address of the other side computer as well as the port number. Port number is the number that specify a particular process on that machine. As so many processes can be running on machine some time it is needed to specify a port. Many time it is optional.
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What ports are commonly used to create a socket connection to a printer on the network?
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What is the synonym for the term port in computer terms?
There are likely a couple of synonyms for the term port. One synonym would be a "socket." A serial port is a socket, as are peripheral bus ports. A broader term that can be used would be an "interface." To interface means to connect two things together, and that is what a socket or port does.
What can you install if you do not have enough ports on your computer to meet your needs?
It depends on the type of ports needed. If you need more USB sockets, you can simply plug a USB hub into a USB socket. However, if you need other types of ports (like display ports, network ports, 9 or 25-pin serial ports, SATA sockets etc)., or you don't want to use a USB hub, then you would have to install an expansion card.
Where are the Serial Ports located in a computer?
at the back of the cpu, it looks close to a socket of the connector to your monitor, just that it has a different number ofpins.
How do you change 300zx rear end fluid?
There are drain and fill ports with plugs in them. The plugs have square holes that will fit a 1/2" socket driver.
What is the socket on the motherboard into which an expansion card can be installed?
The sockets on the outside of a computer that plug into an expansion card are called ports. Depending on the expansion card, there can be a variety of ports including USB, audio and network ports.
What is a Root Hub in a USB?
A root hub is the socket on a computer's system board to which its USB ports are connected. A computer may have more than one USB root hub.
What is a game port for a joystick?
A game port is a socket on a game console or a computer for a joystick, flight controller, or paddle controls. Older game ports tended to have DB-9 or DB-15 connectors. However, newer consoles have their own style connectors.On game consoles and older home computers, it was a socket that came with the device. On PCs in XT or AT cases, it was usually a part of a 3rd-party sound card, and the socket could also be used for MIDI with the right adapters. Some older PCs in ATX cases had built-in game ports.
What stores have a USB socket?
USB ports come in many different ways. There are a few sites online, such as Tigerdirect or Newegg that can help you find exactly the USB configuration that will suit your needs.
Where is the location of the COM port?
Your computer might not necessarily have a com port at all. A com port is just an older style serial port. USB ports have replaced com ports for the most part. If you have any com ports, they would be on the back of the computer. They would be male (pins sticking out), and have 9 or 25 pins. If there is a 25-pin female D-socket, that would be a parallel port.
What is a gender of computer?
In what language? It matters. In English, computers, like nearly all inanimate objects, are neuter. Computers may not have a gender; however, all connectors and ports do. Male connectors have have a pin or other extension that insert into the female socket. (Think of an electrical wall socket (female) & a plug (male) on a power cord.)
What is the purpuse of ports?
The port is an external connection device on the computer which is used to connect different peripherals. Concretely it is a socket (and the corresponding plug) that enables an external device (peripheral) to be attached to a computer (usually to a motherboard or adapter card).
