What is the purpose of GPIO pins.

[krishna]

Hi all,

   Can any one tell me the purpose GPIO pin serves.
   How are GPIO pins better than dedicated pins, considering hardware 
design view and for programming view.

Regards,
Krishna Chaitanya
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