It depends on witch port you are refering to the seral ATA port on the motherboard is for Harddrives and the serial port on the back of your PC is usally for older printers, joysticks, and other expanstions
In the past external modems connected to the COM (or serial) port. However, most modern external hardware is USB these days, modems are no exception.
UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter)
The USB port is hardware.
modems, cameras, printers, headsets, etc.
A port allows you to plug hardware into your CPU.
In the past external modems connected to the COM (or serial) port. However, most modern external hardware is USB these days, modems are no exception.
No. VGA port is not either serial or parallel port. It is a different interface. If you need a serial output, you need a VGA to serial converter.
USB port, Parallel port, serial port, wireless connection, Firewire port, SCSI port, PC card just to name a few. JWH Taken from Page 578 A+ Guide to Hardware Jean Andrews
It's called a COM port.
FastEthernet Port Serial Port
No. Its a parallel port
In the past, both the serial and parallel port were the most common means of data transfer and communication used by PCs. Serial ports were used for devices such as modems, mice, and serial port printers. However, in newer PCs, both the serial and parallel ports have been replaced by the use of USB ports. You should only disable serial port(s) if you are absolutely certain that auxiliary devices such as modems; printers; mice; etc.. are USB based and that your PC has enough USB ports to accommodate all of your auxiliary devices. Note: If at some point in the immediate future, you plan to sell your PC, it might be wise to leave the serial port as is.