Advantages and disadvantages of universal serial bus (USB)

There are some important advantages of universal serial bus (USB) are given below,

• The universal serial bus is easy to use.
• It has robust connector system.
• It has low cost.
• It has variety of connector types and size available.
• It has true plug and play nature.
• It has Low power consumption.
• Daisy chain up to 127 USB components / peripherals at the same time to one PC.
• Fits almost all devices that have a USB port.

There are some important disadvantages of universal serial bus (USB) are given below,

• It has limited capability and overall performance.
• Universal Serial Bus does not provide the broadcasting feature, only individual messages can be communicated between host and peripheral.
• The data transfer not as fast as some other systems.

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