 Short for Universal Serial Bus, USB is a standard that was introduced in 1995 by Intel, Compaq, Microsoft and several other 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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