2006-10-30 16:43:53 · 10 answers · asked by ginnette b 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Short for Universal Serial Bus, an external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps. A single USB port can be used to connect up to 127 peripheral devices, such as mice, modems, and keyboards. USB also supports Plug-and-Play installation and hot plugging.
2006-10-30 16:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by 33ea 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USB
Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. A “plug-and-play” interface, it allows a device to be added without an adapter card and without rebooting the computer (the latter is known as hot-plugging). The USB standard, developed by several major computer and telecommunications companies, supports data-transfer speeds up to 12 megabits per second, multiple data streams, and up to 127 peripherals.
2006-10-31 01:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by Wills 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices. It was designed for computers such as PCs and the Apple Macintosh, but its popularity has prompted it to also become commonplace on video game consoles, PDAs, portable dvd and media players, cellphones; and even devices such as televisions home stereo equipment (e.g., mp3 players), car stereos and portable memory devices
2006-10-31 00:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by anne 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-31 00:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Universal Serial Bus
more info here: http://www.answers.com/topic/usb-computers-in-encyclopedia
2006-10-31 00:45:44 · answer #5 · answered by Dange 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Universal Serial Bus.
Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usb for VERY detailed information.
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2006-10-31 00:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by Invincible Vegeta 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a port on your computer that you can plug external devices into, for example your printer, your mouse, your digital camera, etc. with the use of a cord usually. On one end there's a rectangular plug that fits into your computer and on the other is a plug that fits whatever device you are hooking up.
2006-10-31 00:55:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a Universal Serial Bus and is used to connect hardware to your computer, i.e. printers, thumb drives for storage, or an iPod uploader.
2006-10-31 00:51:31 · answer #8 · answered by Phat Kidd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a thing with a wire.. it can save things or it can connect things...
2006-10-31 03:04:02 · answer #9 · answered by Kay. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/DummiesTitle/productCd-076459818X,page-tableOfContents.html
2006-10-31 03:01:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋