Computer hardware ports (top to bottom and left to right)
PS / 2 keyboard and mouse ports , 2 USB ports , 2 COM ports , LPT port , 3 audio ports jack 3.5 mm , game port
A hardware port is a specialized connector in a computer designed to connect certain types of equipment. Typically, ports are called connectors designed for peripheral equipment that are substantially separated from computer architecture (for example, PCI / ISA / AGP / VLB / PCI-E connectors, ports for RAM and a processor are not called ports).
Some ports allow hot plugging and unplugging , others necessarily require prior disconnection of the equipment being connected from the mains.
Hardware ports include:
- Parallel port
- Serial port
- USB port
- PATA / SATA
- IEEE 1394 connector (FireWire)
- PS / 2 connector
- Video Interface Connectors: VGA , DVI , HDMI , Display Port
See also
- Bus (computer)