DIRECTIONS:
Answer the following questions:
1. What does it mean to send data in a parallel transmission verses a serial transmission?
2. How many pins does a PC parallel port typically have?
3. On the back of a PC, is the parallel port on male or female?
4. List 4 external devices that you can connect to a parallel port.
5. In the table below list the standard IRQ and Port Addresses that a parallel port uses.
Paralell Port
IRQ
Port Addresses
LPT1
6. In the table below list the maximum transfer rates attainable with a parallel port in the mode listed.
Paralell Port Mode
Transfer Rate
SPP
Bidirectional / PS/2
EPP
ECP
7. What type of parallel device would you most likely find a "Centronics" connector on?