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COM port (DE-9 connector). COM (communication port) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is the original, yet still common, name of the serial port interface on PC-compatible computers . It can refer not only to physical ports, but also to emulated ports, such as ports created by Bluetooth or USB adapters .
A male DE-9 connector on an IBM PC compatible computer (with serial port symbol) used for an RS-232 serial port A female DE-9 connector on an RS-232 cable.. A serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out sequentially one bit at a time. [1]
The earliest hard disk drive (HDD) interfaces were bit serial data interfaces that connected an HDD to a controller with two cables, one for control and one for data. [a] An additional cable was used for power, initially frequently AC but later usually connected directly to a DC power supply unit. The controller provided significant functions ...
Examples of computer connector sockets on various laptops Ports on the back of the Apple Mac Mini (2005) A computer port is a hardware piece on a computer where an electrical connector can be plugged to link the device to external devices, such as another computer, a peripheral device or network equipment. [1] This is a non-standard term.
A SCSI connector (/ ˈ s k ʌ z i / SKUZ-ee) is used to connect computer parts that communicate with each other via the SCSI standard. Generally, two connectors, designated male and female, plug together to form a connection which allows two components, such as a computer and a disk drive, to communicate with each other.
For the computer to be able to detect and process the data signals drivers must be installed on the computer. Some chip models have drivers installed by default, including FTDI, while drivers for other chip models must be manually installed (e.g. for Windows and MacOS, WCH (Jiangsu Qin Heng) CH340, [2] Silicon Labs 210x, [3] Prolific PL2303 [4]).
To find your favorite AOL apps, first open the Start menu and click the Windows Store icon. Enter AOL in the Search field. View or select the available AOL apps. Click Install from the App page. Once the app is installed,click Open to view that app on your desktop. Use the steps included below to pin an app to your start menu to find your ...
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