This document discusses input/output (I/O) ports on microcontrollers, specifically the 8051 microcontroller. It defines what ports are, which are the important I/O ports on the 8051 (P0-P3), and how each pin on the ports can be configured as an input or output. It also provides details on the hardware structure of each I/O pin, including how writing a 1 or 0 to the output pin sets the pin high or low, and how reading from an input pin works.