State what is meant by the term USB.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [(a)] [1] universal serial bus
2. [(a)] [1] description of USB
3. [(b)] [1] devices are automatically detected and configured when initially attached
4. [(b)] [1] impossible to connect device incorrectly/connector only fits one way
5. [(b)] [1] has become the industry standard
6. [(b)] [1] supports multiple data transmission speeds
7. [(b)] [1] lots of support base for USB software developers
8. [(b)] [1] supported by many operating systems
9. [(b)] [1] backward compatible
10. [(b)] [1] faster transmission compared to wireless