Serial communication parallel. Many ICs have serial interfaces, as opposed to parallel ones, so that they have fewer pins and are therefore less expensive. Serial communication In telecommunication and data transmission, serial communication is the process of sending data one bit at a time, sequentially, over a communication channel or computer bus. This is in contrast to parallel communication, where several bits are sent as a whole, on a link with several parallel channels. Serial communication is used for all long-haul communication and most computer networks, where the cost of cable and synchronization difficulties make parallel communication impractical. Serial computer buses are
Parallel and counter parallel Parallel and counter parallel In music, a parallel chord (relative chord, German: "Parallelklang") is an auxiliary chord derived from one of the primary triads and sharing its function: subdominant parallel, dominant parallel, and tonic parallel. The term is derived from German theory and the writings of Hugo Riemann (see: Riemannian theory). For example, the major and and minor and . The parallel chord (but "not" the counter parallel chord) of a major chord will always be the minor chord whose root is a minor third "down" from the major chord's root, inversely the parallel chord of a minor chord will