Chapter 6. I/O and Input Ports and Devices

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Introduction to I/O Ports—This section describes the types of I/O ports used to send information to and from the processor and memory.

USB—This section describes the characteristics of USB 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0 ports and cables and how to troubleshoot this technology.

IEEE-1394 (FireWire)—This section describes the characteristics of IEEE 1394a and 1394b ports and cables and how to troubleshoot this technology.

SCSI—This section describes the characteristics of SCSI ports and cables and how to troubleshoot this technology.

COM (Serial)—This section describes the characteristics of serial ports and cables and how to troubleshoot this technology.

LPT ...

Get CompTIA A+ 220-801 and 220-802 Authorized Cert Guide, Deluxe Edition, Third Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.