Small in size, Portable, easy in handling, no chances of bad sector ie durable as compared to hard disk!
Items can be moved on and off of them, unlike a CD, when you burn an item, it burns it and no items can be put back onto it. Plus, they are small and portable, unlike a CD. They also come in 16 gigabyte forms, with DVDs only going up to 4.7 gigabytes, and CDs going up to only 750 megabytes.
you can plug it into computer 1, and transfer some files onto the USB. You can then go to Computer 2 and put them on that computer.
It basically makes moving files and data alot easier without the hassle of the interent of cat5 cables.
They are a really good idea for people who are studying, because a student can work on a project at school, put it on a USB and take it home and work on it. Doing their homework like a good student does.
a USB port allows connection of USB devices, such as new age printers, pen drives, USB hard disk drives and DVD drives, mobile phones.
the USB port(s) provide power, so you can use such devices as USB LED's for lighting a portion of your desk, USB Fans, USB lava lamps etc etc etc.
USB 3.0 is much faster, making devices like external hard drives and network cards more practical.
Simple uniformity and space saving.
The advantages of a USB SD are that you can store information. The disadvantages of USB SD card reader is that it can be lost easy.
The advantages of USB oscilloscopes are the ease of use and setup, compatible of 1.1 and 2.0 USB port, and also transfers data rate is extremely faster.
A USB soundcard may tax your processor and can introduce some latency.
One of the advantages of buying bulk USB drivers is that buying in bulk makes the price per unit cheaper. This will benefit companies that supply USB drivers to their employees by saving them money.
Easy to carry, can save a lot of date
USB 3.0 (sometimes known as USB SS) is significantly faster than USB 2.0 as it has 8 pins instead of four, allowing for theoretically double data bandwidth. It is backwards compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.0 also.
it will save some space from your hard drive
- USB is a full standard, from physical connection all the way up to software stacks (RS-232 only really defines the electrical interface)- USB is faster- USB has standard drivers for many different device classes- USB can provide power for low power devices- USB has a simple 4 pin connector- USB allows multiple devices to be connected to a single port on the master via a hub
It gives you more high definishon picture
It's not an error. Windows tells you that you have USB 1.1 or 1.0 but your USB drive supports also USB 2.0 which is faster. You want to have USB 2.0 you can purchase a special expension card which you can put in your PC (if you have free slots) and use advantages of USB 2.0 But if you don't want to do that you can keep working with USB 1.1 (1.0)
Nintendo claims it is up to 30 feet
FireWire generally supplies more voltage, at a maximum of 30 volts. USB provides a maximum of 5 volts.