System Ports

You cannot fir a device into a wrong port because the device will not fit.

clipped from www.proprofs.com The first port is for the input devices or PS/2 connectors, which is a female connector. The keyboard connector is always in blue and the mouse connector is in green. The two small rectangular hollow boxes are USB (Universal Serial Bus) connectors. You can plug in high speed serial devices into this port. The small square type connector is called Ethernet port, which is used to connect network cable. The connector looks like a telephone connector. The 9 pin blue male connector is for connecting the modem. The blue 15 pin female connector is for connecting the monitor. The purple color female connector is a parallel port for connecting a printer. The yellow color female connector is a game port and is used to connect the joystick. The last three sockets are for connecting speakers, headphones and microphones.