We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As technology has advanced, the types of ports on computers have also changed for the better. However, that doesn't mean devices with older ...

If you've been using computers for more than a couple of decades, you've probably used a serial port to attach peripherals like your mouse and modem. Until the USB standard rendered them obsolete in ...

Just because new computers no longer include the venerable serial port doesn’t mean it’s dead. In fact, the serial port is still thriving in many test instruments, industrial controls and medical ...

USB Port Types And Uses: In our gadget-driven world, USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports are everywhere, from laptops and smartphones to game consoles, power banks, and even cars. Yet most of us still ...

What is a serial port? Serial ports are generally built into the motherboard. This is why the connectors behind the casing that are connected to the motherboard by a wire cable can be used to connect ...

In Part I of this article, I briefly mentioned the generic USB driver in the context of getting a USB device to communicate through it easily, with no custom kernel programming. Unfortunately, I ...