What are the Different Types of USB Connectors?
Most computer users are familiar with Universal Serial Bus (USB), which has become the most commonly used way to connect peripheral devices to a computer. Your mouse, printer, digital camera, scanner, and other devices probably all connect to your computer via a USB port. Many memory storage devices, such as portable hard drives, flash drives, and memory card readers, also connect to a computer via USB. USB connectors make it possible to connect a device to your computer using USB. A long cable is used to connect the device to your computer. Usually, the USB connectors on each end of the cable are quite different, making it necessary to know which of the USB connectors goes to your computer, and which gets plugged into the device. Most USB cables have two types of USB connectors, one on each end. A type A USB connector is on the end that plugs into your computer. Type A USB connectors are wide and flat, with a plastic piece inside that prevents the user from plugging them in upside dow
That’s an excellent question, because most of us have to use a USB port at some point in our everyday computing. Since so many of us work with computers on a daily basis now, it’s very likely that we have used a USB connector somewhere along the line. Today, most computers come with two or more USB ports and it’s very unusual if your computer doesn’t have at least one. Right now there are four main types of USB connectors: Type A, Type B, Mini-A and Mini-B. All of these types are supported by USB 1x and USB 2x. Let’s go over what these different connectors do in relation to what you do with your USB ports. Type A This type is known as the host connector and it is also sometimes referred to as the downstream connector. This is the one that you usually plug into the ports on your CPU or into a USB hub. It’s usually rectangular in shape as well. Type B This connector is mainly used for the different devices that can be plugged into a port. This one is also known as the upstream connector
