Up to the iMac that saw their end, most Macintoshes had two serial ports, the Modem port and the Printer port If you are unsure of which port to use, plug your modem in the Modem port Carnet can use any serial port to connect with a modem or a Minitel or any Hayes-compatible dialing device Carnet also recognize internal serial ports such as the internal modem or the infrared port
A type of interface in which only 1 bit of data is transferred at a time Mice and modems are usually connected to serial ports, which are also referred to as COM ports
An interface on a computer that supports transmission of a single bit at a time; can be used for connecting almost any type of external device including a mouse, a modem, or a printer (although most printers are connected to a parallel port) On personal computers, most serial ports use an RS-232C or RS-422 type connector
An interface terminal at the back of a computer for input and output of sequential data, that is, information that is received and transmitted one bit at a time
A 9- or 25-pin connection on a computer that allows you to connect peripherals to your system A serial port is the same thing as a COM port, a comm port or a communications port
A medium-speed data connection, such as the Modem Port on a Macintosh or COM Port on a PC, that transfers characters one bit at a time to another device, (e g , a modem or a terminal server)
A port through which data are passed serially, i e , one bit at a time, and that requires only one input channel to handle a set of bits, e g , all the bits of a byte Contrast with parallel port
a port that sends bits one at a time, in a single stream, typically consisting of a line for sending data, one for receiving, and one or more other lines for regulating the transmissions over the send and receive lines A common type is an RS-232 port
A data transfer method used to connect a peripheral, such as a digital camera, to a computer The serial connection will allow the peripheral to transfer data to the computer and vice versa
Also known as a communications port or COM port The serial port is a location for sending and receiving serial data transmissions DOS references these ports by the names COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4
A connector on the back of a computer to which you can attach a serial cable; also known as a COM port The free end is then used to connect to peripherals such as your monitor, printer or scanner
is a general-purpose personal computer communications port in which 1 bit of information is transferred at a time In the past, most digital cameras were connected to a computer's serial port in order to transfer images to the computer Recently, however, the serial port is being replaced by the much faster USB port on digital cameras as well as computers Apple Computer's iMacs, for instance, did away with serial ports entirely in favor of USB ports
A very slow port on the computer used mainly by modems Many digital cameras come equipped with cable to download images through this port but it's slow! Both parallel and USB ports are faster connections
One of several kinds of connectors found on the back of computers used to connect peripherals Peripherals that connect to serial ports include external modems, ISDN terminal adapters and mice
A port on the computer (RS-232) where the wires carry the information in a serial manner - (speed is usually low but it is some kind of the lowest denominator in computer communication) Many digital cameras came equipped with cable to download images through this port but it's slow! Both parallel and USB ports are faster connections