USB Mult (Octapus)

[schuarta]

My PC has 4 USB receptacles on the back plug panel.  I have a keyboard and a mouse which instead of the old round plugs/sockets (which I also have), are USB.  Add a printer and a card reader, and now all 4 USB ports are used.

I have need for 1 or 2 additional USB ports.  Is there such a thing as a USB Mult?  One cable to a PC USB port and four additional sockets?  If so, what do they call it?  My searches of Tiger Direct and others have come up empty.  I might have not used the correct terminology.

Thanks.

[Allan]

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=1&oq=usb+oct&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS304US305&q=usb+octopus+hub

[Salmon Trout]

I have need for 1 or 2 additional USB ports.  Is there such a thing as a USB Mult?  One cable to a PC USB port and four additional sockets?  If so, what do they call it?  My searches of Tiger Direct and others have come up empty.  I might have not used the correct terminology.

Called a USB hub.

[truenorth]

As Allan has pointed you to there are copious types and quantities of these devices available. If my memory (sometimes shaky) serves me correctly it is possible to expand to something like 128 additional USB hubs. One item you might wish to consider depending on the hardware device that you intend to add to your new USB ports is whether to purchase a powered usb hub or a non powered one. Some devices will not have sufficient power if plugged into a non powered extension.truenorth

[schuarta]

Thank you all!  It's so much easier when you use the right terminology - HUB.  I was beating (searching) away with MULT and MULTI and getting nowhere.   

Also I couldn't spell OCTOPUS correctly.