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What does a port do?

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A port is a generic term for a way in or out of a computer.

A means of tranferring data into and out of the computer.

A physical port is a socket on the computer, where you can connect a data cable.

A virtual port is a program area, set aside and arranged so that the data can be handled by the processor, as it arrives or leaves the computer.

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