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USB and FireWire Standards for the A+ Certification Exams

By: Glen E. Clarke and Edward Tetz and Timothy L. Warner and

Updated: 09-05-2019

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The most popular ports used today on the system are the USB and FireWire ports — which allow you to connect devices such as flash drives, digital cameras, and digital video cameras. This table compares features of USB and FireWire, including the transfer rate and number of devices supported.

Standard	Transfer Rate	Device Support
USB 1.0	12 Mbps	127 devices
USB 2.0	480 Mbps	127 devices
USB 3.0	5 Gbps	127 devices
USB 3.1	10 Gbps	127 devices
IEEE 1394	400 Mbps; also known as FireWire	63 devices
IEEE 1394b	800 Mbps; also known as FireWire 800	63 devices
FireWire S1600	1.6 Gbps	63 devices
FireWire S3200	3.2 Gbps	63 devices

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Glen E. Clarke, A+, Network+, Security+, is an independent trainer and consultant. Ed Tetz, A+, MCSE, MCT, has written several guides to MCSE and other certifications. Timothy Warner, MCSE, MCT, A+, is an IT professional, technical trainer, and author.

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