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Today • October 17

Serial Port

Serial Port

A serial port is a type of hardware interface found on personal computers from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. They were also called COM ports or RS-232 ports. Serial ports were used to connect peripherals like modems, game controllers, and mice. ... Read More

Today's Quiz Question

Which of the following was used to measure dial-up modem speeds?

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Bandwidth
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B
Baud
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C
Bytes
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D
Bits
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