1 / 6

USB Port

USB Port. By Nick Bednash and Cameron Jones. What is a USB Port?. Stands for Universal Serial Bus Helps to attach hardware and other accessories to your computer Provides faster file and data transfers Can be located on adaptors or imports. How does it work?.

hasad-mckee
Download Presentation

USB Port

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. USB Port By Nick Bednash and Cameron Jones

  2. What is a USB Port? • Stands for Universal Serial Bus • Helps to attach hardware and other accessories to your computer • Provides faster file and data transfers • Can be located on adaptors or imports

  3. How does it work? • You must install it on your computer • Data is transferred back and forth • Uses plug and play functionality • Faster file transferring • Comes in A and B connectors

  4. Different Types • USB 1.0 • Introduced in 1996 • 12 megabytes per second • USB 1.1 became the most popular USB port with computer manufacturers and the public • USB 2.0 was released • Transfers speed at 480 megabytes per second • 3.0 released in 2009 • It’s speed: 4.8 gigabytes per second

  5. Flash Drives • Portable memory chip and circuit board • AKA thumb drive • Uses power from computer; no batteries are needed • Introduced in 2000 • Floppy discs were made obsolete • Transfers at 64 gigabytes per second • Plug and play functionality • Comes in many designs

  6. Popular Accessories • ipods • Mac Books • iPhones • iPads

More Related