1. By Nick Bednash and Cameron Jones

2. What is a USB Port? Stands for Universal Serial Bus Helps to attach hardware and other accessories to your computer Provides faster file and data transfers Can be located on adaptors or imports

3. How does it work? You must install it on your computer Data is transferred back and forth Uses plug and play functionality Faster file transferring Comes in A and B connectors

4. Different Types USB 1.0 Introduced in 1996 12 megabytes per second USB 1.1 became the most popular USB port with computer manufacturers and the public USB 2.0 was released Transfers speed at 480 megabytes per second 3.0 released in 2009 It’s speed: 4.8 gigabytes per second

5. Flash Drives Portable memory chip and circuit board AKA thumb drive Uses power from computer; no batteries are needed Introduced in 2000 Floppy discs were made obsolete Transfers at 64 gigabytes per second Plug and play functionality Comes in many designs

6. Popular Accessories ipods Mac Books iPhones iPads