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Universal Serial Bus, is a device system designed for the accessories of the computer system, it allows you to hot swap any devices that is designed for the port. Some of these devices include: Keyboard, Mouse, Game Controllers, Lights, Fans and a slew of other things.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a connector used in computers as a method of connecting peripheral devices to it. Once the device is connected, the computer is able to read and make use of it. It is used today due to it's ease of use: the term 'plug n play' defines the user to be able to simply plug a USB device into a computer's USB port and it will be ready to use without any interaction required. This is what makes USB connectivity so popular in the modern day, particularly with the invention of the USB Memory Stick, allowing a user to store data on a portable flash drive enabling them to import and export data to and from a computer.
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∙ 10y agoThe purpose of a USB port on a computer is to connect peripherals to it.
Peripherals can range from mouses and keyboards to flash drives and external hard drives and everything in between.
You can use USB ports to attach web cameras, pointing mice, keyboards, drawing tablets, phones, external audio cards, external hard-drives, flash-drives, some displays, cameras, iPods, scanners, printers, speakers, MP3 players, Blue Tooth dongles/adapters, external DVD/CD drives, etc. The possibilities are endless.
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∙ 14y agoit is use to connect external universal serial bus(BUS) to the computer
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∙ 12y agoput it in the usb slot and all your documents should be there it runs by the mini hardrive in it.
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∙ 6y agoBasically, a USB port means that USB devices can be plugged in or pulled out of the USB port (socket) without needing to switch off the computer first.
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Can you disable the USB ports on the PC?
NoYou can open the computer up and remove the USB ports.
What is needed to add ports to a computer?
One way to add USB ports to a computer you need a USB expansion card that you add to the motherboard. The card usually has multiple USB ports built into them.
What does a computer bus used for?
A Computer Bus is usually the USB Ports, and there used for USB Plugging things.
What is a mini-dock for a computer?
It is an extra set of USB ports for a computer.
What is the maximum number of ports that a computer can have?
There's no possible answer to that. A computer can have any number of USB ports. As the above is true, it doesn't matter how many you use. You can use as much USB ports as you want on your computer.
Do you need anything special to adapt the ipod to a dell computer?
if the Dell computer has USB ports, then all you would need is the USB-iPod cable and download/install iTunes. If you system is really old and only have serial ports (9-pin male ports) and no USB ports, then you would need to get a PCI USB card installed into your system. Do not use Serial-USB adapters, as they do not always work.
What can the wii's usb ports be used for?
Maybe linking it to a computer =P
How to use back usb ports as the front?
Turn the computer around.
How many USB can be hooked up to one computer?
It all depends on how many USB Ports are on your computer. If you count them up, then you have your answer.
Can a parallel to usb adapter be used with a usb hub to create usb ports?
The only parallel to USB adapter I've seen is one which allows you to hook up a parallel printer to a USB port on the computer. You could not use that manner to create USB ports.
If you have two different usb ports on your computer do you have to download 2.0 drivers for each set of ports?
No. When you update the USB Host, it updates all the 'ports'. Actually, the physical ports are just places to plug things in. The updating actually happens with the software hardcoded into the USB Root Hub, which controls all the ports.
What is a Root Hub in a USB?
A root hub is the socket on a computer's system board to which its USB ports are connected. A computer may have more than one USB root hub.
