Parallel Port!

mshaikh845 Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:54 pm

Parallel Ports are a D-Type 25 Pin female connector typicallly located on the back of your PC. The newer parallel ports are standardized under the IEEE 1284. When creating the parallel port the goal was to make new drivers and devices compatible with each other and the previously used Standard Parallel Port. There are three commonly used parallel port addresses. The IEEE 1284 standard has three specific connectors to use with the Parallel Port. The first one is 1284 Type A is the D-Type 25 connector found on the back of most computers. The secound is the 1284 Type B which is the 36 pin connector found on most printers. The third and final connector is the 1284 Type C connectors which are for newer designs.

http://www.beyondlogic.org/spp/parallel.htm

Quiz
1. How many modes does the standard IEEE 1284 define?
2. What Type of connector is a parallel port?
3. Is a parallel port a male or female connector?
4. What is the early standard for transferring data from a host to a printer?
5. Hoiw many commonly used base addresses does parallel port have?