What exactly is a usb connection?

Answer 1

USB=Universal Serial Bus

It is a connector that allows these types of devices to attach to PC. Older standard is USB 1 (12Mb max speed) Newer is USB 2 (480Mb max speed)

Answer 2

USB is what new computers attach things like the mouse and keyboards with. More or less everything except audio equipment, the monitor, and the power source is run through the USB ports. There should be a few on the back or side of your computer. So if you're wondering if something you bought will work on your computer, it should at least plug in.

Answer 3

Basically, works no different than a floppy, except it holds much more data.

USB - think Universial Serial Bus.
Universal - goes almost anywhere
Bus - a mode of transportation.

Merely a way of taking files from one computer to another, so long as the other computer has a USB plug and the compatible software to open the file.

Answer 4

USB means Universal Serial Bus

It is a plug n play connection. You need drivers to install to use a particular hardware

Answer 5

USB means Universal Serial bus and the advantages specs re as below

Answer 6

It's short for Universal Serial Bus - a standard way of connecting perhipherial devices to a computer that sends bits of data in a continuous stream instead of bits traveling in parallel.

Answer 7

Universal Serial Bus. it's pretty much a plug n play device on your computer. It's almost just a little rectangle plug in. You can plug your mp3 player, dig cameras, some printers.

Answer 8

its a port on ur pc thats like square and u plug on deviced that use usb cables mailny electronics like mp3 players and external hard drives use em its also a powersource for these electronics

Answer 9

go to pcworld mag and pose a search in there box and yo'll get a whole slue of them in articles, exspect to do some reading nothings so easy