Connectors to other devices and ways they affect performance

Asked By Alisha B Stone 60 points N/A Posted on - 05/21/2013

Ports are connectors to other devices.

Explain with examples how these connectors will affect the performance of devices that are connected to a system assuming the system works normally.

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Answered By Harrington Curtsinger 0 points N/A #189883

Connectors to other devices and ways they affect performance

Hi Alisha,

Connectors is used to connect the devices to get information or to transfer data.

Connectors can affect the performance of the device.

Because if it is not connected the device will not function well. Connectors are important for a device also to the computer.

If it has no connectors computer will not open or will not run.

Hope it helps.

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Answered By Knight Frakes 5 points N/A #189884

Connectors to other devices and ways they affect performance

Greetings,

 

Different types of ports give different performance. A typical example of this is the serial port versus the parallel port. A serial port transfers information one bit a time, in or out. In contrast, parallel ports transfer data over multiple wires in parallel simultaneously.  

 

Another good example is the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) port.  This particular port had undergone several evolutions over the years. From PCI / PCI-X to PCIe or PCI Express. There are several versions of PCIe since it is a technology undergoing constant improvement and development. Different versions offer various capacities and speed.

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