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Is USB serial or parallel?
Short answer. Serial.
What does Bus mean in USB?
A path that carries data.
Universal Serial Bus
| Letter | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| U | Universal | one standard |
| S | Serial | bit by bit |
| B | Bus | data path |
Remember
| USB is serial, not parallel |
| Devices are detected automatically |
You use USB daily. What does each letter mean? Here is each letter. Universal is one standard for all. Serial is one bit at a time. Bus is a data path. Two exam points. USB is serial. Devices are detected automatically.
This clip is from the full lesson: Universal Serial Bus (USB) — 5 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: Cambridge IGCSE Grade 9 Computer Science (0478)
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