If I plug a two serial devices into usb adapters both into a single USB hub will my computer see two different COM ports?
Each USB-serial adapter will show up as its unique /dev/ttyUSBx device.
Note: there are multi-port adapters, i.e. a USB hub with several USB-serial adapters all housed in one enclosure. I use a few 4-port devices (one USB B-port, four FTDI chips and four DB9 connectors).