USB

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USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an easy-to-use and standardized way to hook your computer up to peripherals (like mice, keyboards, printers, scanners, headsets, and card readers). USB connectors allow you to attach these different devices to your computer. Almost any computer you buy these days will have several USB ports on the back. The devices that plug into these ports come with their own USB cables that connect into the ports.

USB 2.0, released in April 2000, supports three speeds (1.5, 12 and 480 megabits per second) and supports both low bandwidth devices like keyboards and high-bandwidth ones like scanners and printers.

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Defined By: Pam McCuen
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