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2006-09-08 03:11:46 · 3 answers · asked by sid_rai_83 1 in Computers & Internet Hardware Other - Hardware

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Hardware data ports:Ethernet/USB/Firewire

2006-09-08 03:17:21 · answer #1 · answered by phoephus 4 · 0 0

The previous post is a good idea, but for general idea here you go !!

Serial - RS232 Data ports can be 9 or 25 pin
Paralell - Mainly used for printers, but can be used for various other devices, ie. scanners, peer to peer connection
IDE - Harddrives, CD-Roms, and some other storage devices
SCSI - Various different versions, can be used for virtually anything, scanners, harddrives, etc
USB - More modern port, faster transfer than previous types of ports, you name it you can probably find a device to connect to it.
Firewire - Pretty much the same as USB but faster again.
Gameport - Used for connecting game controllers. ie jopypads/joysticks.
MPU401 - This generally built into the gamport used for controlling MIDI(Musical Intergrated Digital Interface) devices, such as MIDI keyboards/Sequencers
If you're talking the internal expansion ports on a PC then you've got

ISA - The original slot for adding cards to a PC
VESA - An expansion on the ISA standard with an extra slot
PCI - The new de-facto standard for expansion cards
PCI-Express - A must faster version of the original PCI standard
AGP - Advanved Graphics Port - A slot designed for graphics cards

USB comes in two versions USB 2 being faster than USB 1

Again there are variations on most of the above, your best bet is to do a search or use one the links posted in previous answers.

Hope this has helped

Ian

2006-09-08 15:56:15 · answer #2 · answered by Ian B 2 · 0 0

this link might help..
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/port.html

2006-09-08 10:19:10 · answer #3 · answered by lomatar1186 7 · 0 0

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