Types of communication - long form

Explain the differences between the ways in which parallel and serial communication is carried out. 

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Describe two reasons why serial transmission might be preferred to parallel transmission.

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Explain what asynchronous data transmission is.

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Apart from the widespread availability of USB ports, explain why peripherals usually use serial a communication method such as USB instead of parallel communication?

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A system sends data over a long distance using serial communication, explain why serial communication is more appropriate in this instance than parallel communication.

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The figure shows a byte of data being transmitted along a serial link using even parity. Write in the missing values for the start bit, the parity bit and the stop bit.