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Figure 10-5 Shared USB ports for 1.1 and 2

USB 3.0 and 3.1, on the other hand, are different enough from USB 2.0

that they typically use separate host controllers. You can plug older USB

devices into a USB 3.0 or 3.1 port, as noted, but they will run at the slower

speeds. The only ports that work at 10 Gbps are the USB 3.1 ports (see

Figure 10-6).

Figure 10-6 Shared USB ports for all speeds of USB

USB Cables and Connectors

When USB 1.1 was introduced, the standard defined two types of connectors:

USB A and USB B. USB A connectors plug upstream toward the host

controller (which is why you see them on the PC) and USB B connectors

plug downstream into USB devices.

The A and B plugs come in sizes: “standard” USB A/USB B, mini USB

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