The place where accessories are connected in computer is known as
- A.Port
- B.Ring
- C.Bus
- D.Zip
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Port. A port is the socket on a computer where an external device is plugged in, so that the keyboard, mouse, printer, monitor or pen drive can exchange data with the machine. Common ones are the USB port, the HDMI and VGA display ports, the audio jack and the Ethernet port, and older machines had serial and parallel ports. Ports may be physical sockets or, in networking, numbered software ports such as 80 for HTTP. Option B is wrong because a ring is a network topology in which computers are joined in a closed loop. Option C is wrong because a bus is the set of internal wires that carries data, addresses and control signals inside the computer, not a socket for accessories. Option D is wrong because Zip is a file compression format and the name of an old removable disk drive. Exam tip: port connects, bus carries.
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