Everyone who at least once tried to build a PC on their own or buy one of the components came up with a question about ports. Parallel or serial? Four pin or 16 pin connector? Output via port or memory? All these questions arise as you study this topic and select the right cable.
Port
What is a port? This is a special connector in the PC, which works as a connecting link of various devices with the computer system. Ports are conditionally synonymous with connectors that are needed for peripheral devices to be separated from PC architecture. For example, in contrast, it is worth noting that the network connector, or the place to connect the chip and RAM, is not called a port.
Some ports can support hot plugging and unplugging, some need to shut down the system first, and then connect the port.
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