2006-10-01 01:59:01 · 7 answers · asked by sweetshima 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Just about any computer that you buy today comes with one or more Universal Serial Bus connectors on the back. These USB connectors let you attach everything from mice to printers to your computer quickly and easily. The operating system supports USB as well, so the installation of the device drivers is quick and easy, too. Compared to other ways of connecting devices to your computer (including parallel ports, serial ports and special cards that you install inside the computer's case), USB devices are incredibly simple!
The goal of USB is to end all of these headaches. The Universal Serial Bus gives you a single, standardized, easy-to-use way to connect up to 127 devices to a computer.
Just about every peripheral made now comes in a USB version. A sample list of USB devices that you can buy today includes:
Printers
Scanners
Mice
Joysticks
Flight yokes
Digital cameras
Webcams
Scientific data acquisition devices
Modems
Speakers
Telephones
Video phones
Storage devices such as Zip drives
Network connections
Connecting a USB device to a computer is simple -- you find the USB connector on the back of your machine and plug the USB connector into it.
2006-10-01 02:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a connectivity specification developed by Intel and other technology industry leaders. USB provides ease of use, expandability, and speed for the end user.
USB is arguably the most successful interconnect in computing history. Originally released in 1995 at 12 Mbps, USB today operates at 480 Mbps and can be found in over 2 billion PC, CE, and mobile devices. In addition to high performance and ubiquity, USB enjoys strong consumer brand recognition and a reputation for ease-of-use.
2006-10-01 02:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by rsist34 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A 4-wire connection to transfer data, that's hot-pluggable.
2006-10-01 02:01:31 · answer #3 · answered by changmw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
z The USB are the ports on your computer that you use to plug in various "toys" like a printer, etc.
2006-10-01 02:01:25 · answer #4 · answered by Skeeter63 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is a pc port that allows you to connect peripherals such as a mouse, a keyboard, external cd/dvd rom drives, external hdd's, web cam, mp3 players etc....
2006-10-01 02:01:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the little teenie rectangle plug in thingy on front or back of your pc tower
2006-10-01 02:06:13 · answer #6 · answered by IKnowAll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus
2006-10-01 02:01:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋