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A parallel port can be used to connect a large number of devices. The most common usage was for printers, although scanners, external disk drives, and network adapters also used this port. With a special cable, two computers could also be connected directly for sharing files.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoA parallel port, also called Centronics or IEEE 1284 or printer port) is a type of computer interface and is used for connecting various peripherals, mainly printers or scanners.
Now a parallel port is rarely used, it was replaced by an USB port.
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∙ 13y agoParallel ports are generally used to connect printers.
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∙ 10y agoOlder laser printers connect to parallel ports.
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What is UTP Switch Port?
it is a point where a UTP cable connects to the device
How Can you access Parallel Port using c plus plus?
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.
Which device uses mac address table to send data from the input port to the port that connects to the destination device?
You seem to be referring to a NIC (Network interface card).
1what type of interface connects a device to the system unit by transmitting data one bit at a time?
A serial port is an interface in which one bit of data is transmitted at a time.
What is a parallel device?
There are several meanings of parallel device. It can mean having two or more computers working on the same problem at the same time. This is called parallel computing. Or it can mean any device hooked up to the parallel port on a computer. Parallel ports are fairly obsolete, so you are less likely to see this version of parallel device in the future.
What is the cable that connects two hubs?
You Use a standard port on one device, and an unlink port on the other. after that connecte the standard Cat5 cable.
What is a parallel slave port?
it is used to interface between controller and peripheral device.. peripheral device otherwise called external device such as LED,LCD...
How are input devices connected to the computer?
A device which connects to the computer is called a "peripheral."
What is the difference of serial and parallel ports?
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.
What replaces the parallel port?
USB port (Universal Serial Bus) replaces the parallel port
What is faster serial port or parallel port?
parallel port if you want to know why go to it140 if you know what that is.
What is the port data to parallel and is most often used by a printer?
Parallel Port
