IDENTIFYING COMMON

COMPUTER PORTS

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 SERIAL PORT:

• A serial communication physical interface through which

information transfers in or out one bit at a time. Once very
commonly used for connecting an external modem or mouse
to a PC, very few new computers will come with one unless
specifically ordered that way.
 PARALLEL PORT:

Sends several data signals simultaneously over several parallel channels

(as opposed to the Serial Port). Once the most common interface for
connecting a printer to a computer, these are also now non-existant in a
modern PC.
 PS/2 CONNECTOR:

Prior to 2010, the most commonly used connection for keyboards and
mice to a PC compatible computer system. Its name comes from the IBM
Personal System/2 series of personal computers, which replaced the even
older 5-pin DIN connector for an AT keyboard. Some newer PCs may
have a single combo PS/2 port that is half purple and half green. If
present, these combo ports can accept either a PS/2 keyboard OR mouse.
In any configuration, these ports carry a small electrical charge and the
PC should be completely powered off before (un)plugging anything
from/into them.
 GAME PORT:

The traditional connector for video game

input devices on x86-based PCs.
USB – UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS
 ETHERNET/RJ45:

Most people consider this their network jack, internet connection or

hardline. 10/100 (or Fast Ethernet, which replaced 10BASET/2/5) is
slowly being replaced by 1000Mbit/s or Gigabit (GbE) ports. Technically,
these ports are properly known as 8P8C (8 Position 8 Contact.) These
ports are typically used to connect twisted pair(more commonly referred
to as Cat5e) cable (or we could just say, "Plug in a network cable that gets
you onto the internet").
 MODEM/RJ11:

• A physical interface often used for terminating

telephone wires. Once standard issue with every
desktop PC and laptop, new computers will often be
without a modem/RJ-11 port unless specifically
ordered that way.
VGA, S-VIDEO, HDMI, AND DVI
 VGA PORT

Acronym for Video Graphic Array. The most

common connection for external monitors,
but not necessarily the most preferred as it
carries an analog signal.
 S-VIDEO:

• Separate Video (not Super Video) carries

the video data as two separate
signals, lumen (luminance)
and chroma (color)
 HDMI:

• High Definition Multimedia Interface is a

compact audio/video interface for transmitting
uncompressed digital data. HDMI (currently at
revision 1.4) is required for the complete
transmission of audio streams exceeding 5.1
channels.
DVI
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