USB - Universal Serial Bus

A type of connection between a computer and a peripheral device like a printer or a camera. the original USB could transfer data at a rate of 12Mbps (million bits per second) , a new USB2.0 now transfers at a rate of 480 Mbps.

USB replaced the much earlier Serial Bus.

Why is it called bus? well probably because that is how the data travelled in wires a bit like passengers on a bus.

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