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USB stands for ‘Universal Serial Bus’ and is a form of data connection and transfer protocol. The data input/output port on most modern cameras is a type of USB port and USB ports can be found on nearly all modern computers. USB interfaces can be used to upload information, for example images and metadata, from a camera to a computer system. they can also be used to charge the batteries in some compatible devices rather from having to remove the battery and place it into a separate charging cable. There are two main types of USB connection, Standard and Mini.
USB, which stands for Universal Serial Bus, was first introduced in 1996 by a few American companies, including Intel Corporation, IBM, and Microsoft Corporation. It’s meant to serve as a simpler method of connecting hardware to PCs. Before this invention, a PC normally had one or two serial ports, mouse & keyboard ports, a parallel port, and probably a joystick port.
A USB port served as a standardized method to connect a variety of devices while providing significant advantages in speed over other connection methods.
At first, the adoption of USB technology was slow. This was a result of the fact that computer manufacturers were slow to integrate USB ports into their machines. Peripherals manufacturers, on the other hand, were also slow to introduce USB products to the market. To make matters worse, when the technology was first released, operating systems only offered a limited amount of support.
However, the story changed in 1998, after the first generation of Apple Inc.’s iMac was introduced into the market. This action by Apple effectively forced other manufacturers to follow the standard. Since then, several devices, including cameras, webcams, printers, scanners, and keyboards make use of USB.