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MCDST Desktop Technician Exam Prep

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Which of the following types of ports is represented in Device Manager using the label Printer Port (LPT1)?
  1. VGA port
  2. Serial port
  3. Parallel port
  4. USB port
Explanation
Answer - B - Serial port is labeled as Printer Port (LPT1) in the Device Manager.

Key Takeaway: LPT, or the Line Print Terminal, is a parallel port interface designed to operate a text printer that used IBM’s 8-bit extended ASCII character set. The typical ports that are present on your computer include LPT1 that uses I/O port 0x378 and IRQ 7 and LPT2 that use I/O port 0x278 and IRQ 5 respectively. LPT1 is used for a monochrome graphics adapter and LPT2 is used for printers.
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