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Serial ports only allow one device to send and one device to receive at a time, where a parallel port can send and receive data at the same time.
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What are the examples of serial and parallel ports?
give the difference between serial port and parallel port
What ports and ports are considered connectivity port?
parallel and serial port
Is parallel ports always faster than serial ports?
yes
What THE best serial or parallel ports?
Usually serial. Parallel is almost completely gone, and serial is getting replaced by USB.
How could you recognize parallel and serial port of computer?
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.
USB ports are replacing what ports because of their ability to transfer data quickly?
Its Parallel and Serial
How are serial pors amd com ports the same?
COM ports transfer data using a serial connection as opposed to a parallel connection.
Can a diagnostic card test serial parallel and USB ports?
Yes It Can
Serial ports and parallel ports have long been used to connect input and output devices to the computer?
true.
Which ports are usually omitted by the legacy-free motherboards?
RS-232 serial ports, Parallel ports, and PS2 mouse and keyboard ports. These days, all of these functions can be handled by Universal Serial Bus (USB ) connections.
What are the advantages of USB ports relative to parallel and serial ports?
The serial and parallel ports are slow,have limited expandability and don't carry their own charge of electricity.these ports work fine for connecting Printers, Mice and keyboards to PC but all these device will perform better if connected to a USB port
Are USB ports forcing serial and parallel ports to become legacy technology?
Pretty much, yes. USB ports are smaller and more versatile, and can carry a limited amount of power. Serial and parallel ports are larger and more limited, and cannot be "daisy-chained" like USB devices usually can.
