 Short for
Universal Serial Bus,
USB
is a standard
that was introduced in 1995
by Intel,
Compaq,
Microsoft
and several other IT
computer
companies. USB 1.x is an external
bus standard that supports
data
transfer rates of 12 Mbps
and is capable of supporting up to 127 peripheral
devices.
The image
to the right is an example of a USB device, the SMC EZ Connect Wireless
Bluetooth
adapter adds Bluetooth connectivity
for your computer.USB 2.0, also known as
"hi-speed USB", was developed by Compaq,
Hewlett Packard, Intel,
Lucent, Microsoft, NEC and Philips and was introduced in 2001.
Hi-speed USB is capable of supporting a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps
and is backwards compatible, meaning it is capable of supporting USB 1.0 and 1.1
devices and cables.
Also see: Bus, Connection,
EHCI, Firewire,
Jump drive, Motherboard definitions,
OHCI, Port,
UHCI
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