The term data cables stands for “Universal Serial Bus”. Data cables assemblies are some of the most popular cable types available, used mostly to connect computers to peripheral devices such as cameras, camcorders, printers, scanners, and more.

As mentioned above, data cable assemblies are designed with several distinct connector types. The most common types you will see are called Type A and Type B, though you may see “mini-B” connectors with either 4 or 5 pins.

The different connector types have an important strategic purpose to them. They are designed so you can not plug two computers into one another, and you can not plug two peripheral devices in together.

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