With USB, a new device can be added to your computer without having to add an adapter card or even having to turn the computer off. The USB peripheral bus standard was developed by Compaq, IBM, DEC, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, and Northern Telecom.

• 它是1994年底由Compaq、IBM、Microsoft等多家公司联合提出的计算机与外围设备之间的一种新式标准接口总线。