This document discusses different types of computer ports including PS/2 ports for connecting keyboards and mice, USB ports for connecting various external devices, serial ports for connecting accessories sequentially, parallel ports for faster transmission of data to devices like printers, display ports for connecting monitors to video cards, sound ports for connecting audio devices to sound cards, and network ports for connecting computers to networks and the internet. It provides details on the purpose and characteristics of each port type.

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Computer ports
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2. COMPUTER PORTS
• External computer equipment is connected to the motherboard via ports.

3. PS/2 PORT
This type consists of two ports
that connect the mouse and
the keyboard, and they are
similar in shape and different
in color. The green color
connects the mouse and the
violet color connects the
keyboard, and it is now
common to connect the
keyboard and mouse and
some printers through the
serial bus port.

4. USB
• It is used to connect external
equipment to a computer. It can
be used to connect most
equipment. This port is
characterized by ease of use
and great speed in data
transmission. It is called serial;
Because a group of different
devices can be connected
sequentially to a single port
using hubs.

5. SERIAL PORT
• It is a port that transmits
data sequentially one by
one. In the past, it was used
to connect the mouse and
keyboard, but now; It
became used to connect
some accessories, such as a
joystick.

6. PARALLEL PORT
It is a faster port than the
serial port; Because it
transmits data in parallel
packets, it is used to
connect accessories; Such
as printer and some
scanners.

7. DISPLAY PORT
• It is a port that connects
the computer screen to
the display card
installed on the
motherboard.

8. SOUND PORTS
• are ports that connect
external audio units; Such as
speakers and microphone
with a sound card that
converts digital data (1.0) into
sounds that the user can hear,
or convert audible sounds
into digital data that is stored
inside the computer.

9. NETWORK PORT
• The computer is connected to
the Internet and other
networks through a network
port, through which the
communication process takes
place between devices
connected to the network. As
for portable devices, The
connection is made using
wireless technology (WiFi).

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