32 Finding Your Way Around
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The USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports allow you to connect
USB peripherals to your computer.
DEFINITION: USB is a peripheral expansion standard for
peripherals such as keyboards, pointing devices, and monitors.
USB peripherals have a single standard for cabling and
connectors. The USB standard allows hot swapping of peripherals.
The network port (RJ-45 jack) provides access to a Local
Area Network (LAN) using a standard Ethernet® network
cable.
The modem port lets you use a standard RJ-11 telephone
cable to connect the modem directly to a standard telephone
line. For more information, see “Connecting the modem to a
phone line” on page 82.
For systems with S-video, the S-video port lets you play
DVD audio and video on a projector or TV that accepts video
inputs.
The parallel port lets you connect a parallel printer or other
parallel device, including ECP-compatible devices.
The RGB (monitor) port lets you connect an external
monitor.
USB ports
DC-IN
RGB (monitor)
Modem port
Cooling vent
Network port
Parallel port
port
*for systems with S-video
S-video port*
Ether
Ether