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| Newer page: | version 17 | Last edited on Sunday, September 19, 2004 5:37:04 pm | by JohnMcPherson | Revert |
| Older page: | version 15 | Last edited on Saturday, January 10, 2004 4:59:32 pm | by AristotlePagaltzis | Revert |
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[USB] is an [Acronym] for __U__niversal __S__erial __B__us.
-This is a [Bus] with which peripherals such as mice, keyboards, scanners, [KeyDrive]s, [Printer]s, and [DigitalCamera]s can be to attached to a computer. [USB] provides power from the host computer. It also allows devices to be "chained". As a result, instead of having a mess of cables into the back of your computer, you could theoretically have your monitor and printer plugged into the computer, your scanner into the printer, your keyboard and camera into the monitor, and your mouse into the keyboard. So far, this scenario is purely theoretical.
+This is a [Bus] with which peripherals such as mice, keyboards, scanners, [KeyDrive]s, [Scanner
]s, [Printer]s, and [DigitalCamera]s etc
can be to attached to a computer. [USB] provides power from the host computer. It also allows devices to be "chained". As a result, instead of having a mess of cables into the back of your computer, you could theoretically have your monitor and printer plugged into the computer, your scanner into the printer, your keyboard and camera into the monitor, and your mouse into the keyboard. So far, this scenario is purely theoretical.
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+One advantage USB has over some [Legacy] protocols such as [PS/2] is the ability to plug devices in while the system is powered on - see also HotPlug
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