Serial and Parallel Transmission - Research Article from Macmillan Science Library: Computer Sciences

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 3 pages of information about Serial and Parallel Transmission.

Serial and Parallel Transmission - Research Article from Macmillan Science Library: Computer Sciences

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 3 pages of information about Serial and Parallel Transmission.
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Digital data transmission can occur in two basic modes: serial or parallel. Data within a computer system is transmitted via parallel mode on buses with the width of the parallel bus matched to the word size of the computer system. Data between computer systems is usually transmitted in bit serial mode. Consequently, it is necessary to make a parallel-to-serial conversion at a computer interface when sending data from a computer system into a network and a serial-to-parallel conversion at a computer interface when receiving information from a network. The type of transmission mode used may also depend upon distance and required data rate.

Parallel Transmission

In parallel transmission, multiple bits (usually 8 bits or a byte/character) are sent simultaneously on different channels (wires, frequency channels) within the same cable, or radio path, and synchronized to a clock. Parallel devices have a wider...

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