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A port is a physical docking point using which an external device can be connected to the computer. We can connect our keyboard, mouse, printer and scanner through the port.
There are several types of ports that you can use to connect a computer to external devices.
- Universal serial bus or the USB port- USB port is used to transfer data, It also works as an interface for peripheral devices. It connects, such as a mouse or a keyboard or a printer to a computer using the cable.
- Display port- Separate video connector is used for transmitting only video signals. Display port connect the monitor to the display unit. Different types of video connector are available, like High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and Video Graphics Array depending on the requirement.
- Audio ports- Audio ports are used to connect speakers or other audio devices with the computer. like headphones, speakers or microphone. headphones and speaker port is known as line out port and microphone port is known as line in port.
- Ethernet- Ethernet port is used for connecting computers to the network, with the ethernet port we can transfer data from one computer to another or we can transfer high speed internet.
- Power port- Power port is used for connecting the computer system to the power supply.
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