The USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a technology that has been around since late 1997 but has not been popular due to lack of products but has caught on in the early years or 1998. With the introduction of digital cameras, high band Internet, joystick, people hit a brick wall in how they can expand their computers capability. USB can allow up to 127 different devices at one time, not only that but they are hot swappable which means that they can be plugged in when you are in your operating system and they will work fine. This is especially attractive if you have too many devices to work at one time with conventional DB-type connectors. Not only is it convenient but it is fast enough to support printers, keyboards, mice, and many other devices all at one time. There is also a new standard known as USB 2.0 which can transfer speeds up to 480Mb/s which is plenty fast enough for many of your devices laying around at your local computer store.
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