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Serial printers are connected via the serial (COM) port of the computer. "Non-serial" printers are connected through another interface, such as the parallel port, USB, ADB. FireWire, etc...
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What is difference between 25pin and 9pin serial port?
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Difference between serial and parallel multiplier?
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What would be connected to a serial port?
A serial mouse, some older dot matrix printers...
What is the difference between serial and series?
A Serial is a story with multiple chapters. A Series is a group or collection of independent stories with something in common.
What is the difference between a serial and a sata hard drive?
A serial hard drive is the same as a SATA hard drive. SATA is Serial ATA, and PATA is Parallel ATA.
What ports is most commomnly used to connect older printers to computer?
Serial and parallel.
What is the difference between Serial and Parallel Adder?
Some key differences between a Serial and Parallel Adder are that a Serial Adder is slower, a Parallel adder is a combinational circuit and the time required for addition depends on the number of bits in a Serial, but not a Parallel. A Serial Adder is a sequential circuit while a Parallel is a combinational circuit.
What is the difference between URL and USB?
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is what you put into your internet browser etc. to tell it where to look for something. e.g. wiki.answers.com.USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a port on your computer that can be used to talk to a large variety of devices including flash storage devices, external harddrives, printers etc.
What is the difference between serial robots and parallel robots?
series and parallel are different types of circuits that a robot can contain
What is the difference between a serial number a v.i.n. and a car's id number?
Automotive speaking, they are all one and the same.
What uses Serial Cables?
Traditional RS-232 serial cables were used by many older devices, including modems, mice, printers, and the first digital cameras.
Does a printer plug into a parallel port?
It depends on the type of printer! Some printers (older types, mainly) used serial, or parallel ports. Most modern printers use USB or wifi.
