What is a USB connector?
A Universal Serial Bus, or USB connector is a port on the computer – either front or back – that allows you to “hot link” devices that use a USB connection. Not too many years ago, connecting a peripheral took a lot of time and effort. You had to often open the machine and insert a card, or use a serial or parallel port to attach such things as printers, modems, telephones, scanners and web cams. With the advent of USB connectors, you simply plug the connector into the computer port. The operating system, which must support USB, recognizes the device and asks for a driver disk. Installation is short and sweet. After a typical installation, the device can be plugged in and unplugged at will, without the machine being turned off. The USB cable is universal throughout the industry.
