1) What are the 4 system resources that a device might need and that may offer the potential for conflict with another device?
2) How many COM ports are supported by the PC hardware platform?
3) What are the COM ports named?
4) What is the IRQ number assigned to each COM port?
5) What is the I/O memory address assigned to each COM port?
6) How does a serial port transmit data? Why does the data need stop and start bits?
7) What are the two types of socket configuration used by serial port?
8) What is the RS-232 standard?
9) What would you need to convert a 25 pin serial port to a 9 pin serial port?
10) What does a Null Modem Connection refer to?
11) What is the name of the integrated circuit chip that converts the parallel data to serial data and vice versa?
12) What Devices are and can be supported by serial connections?
13) What is the advantage using serial communication as compare to parallel communication?
14) How many parallel ports are supported by the PC hardware platform?
15) What are the parallel ports named?
16) What is the IRQ number assigned to each parallel port?
17) What is the I/O memory address assigned to each parallel port?
18) How does the parallel port transmit data?
19) What are the 3 types of parallel ports?
20) Which parallel port uses a DMA channel?
21) What is the pin configuration for the parallel port (2 types: PC End & Printer End)?
22) What devices are and can be supported by parallel communications?
23) What is the advantage of USB over standard serial and parallel communication (2)?
24) What is the advantage of using Firewire or iLink over standard serial and parallel communications?
25) What is the disadvantage to using iLink (1)?
26) What does PCI Bus IRQ Steering refer to?