It's called a COM port.
A com port can also be called a serial port.
Normally called the serial port, but could also be called UART or RS-232
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.
COM
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.
FastEthernet Port Serial Port
No. Its a parallel port
I/O controller
universal serial bus port
USB port, serial port, parallel port.
You cannot simply "redirect" communication intended for a legacy serial port to a a USB port. You must purchase an adapter that emulates a legacy serial port.
Already the windows xp have serial port.so no need to go for serial port driver.