Traditionally, computers have a port to transfer video of their screen, and separate ports, such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), FireWire, and PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), among others that are less well known.

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Sharp Corp. too included a DVI connector on a new 18 inch screen and also built a USB (universal serial bus) hub into new 18- and 20 inch monitors with the idea of increasing convenience of users.

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Computers are commonly equipped with a USB -- universal serial bus -- port.

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Windows 98 was the first Windows system that supported DVD discs and universal serial bus (USB) devices.

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FireWire transfers data at roughly 30 times Universal Serial Bus (USB), the current standard for interdevice connections for PCs and older Macs.

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After all, he was also Founder, CEO and President of Anchor Chips, maker of Universal Serial Bus (USB) controllers, that Cypress acquired in 1999.

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There's an Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) Pentium III processor and a hard drive, and the game controllers connect to the unit via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) technology that's typical of most PCs.

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Simcoe, an assistant professor at Boston University, adds that such policies might also resolve a type of coordination problem often seen in the diffusion of technology standards, such as the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface or a new video game console.

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