Computing terms explained in plain English
Universal Serial Bus. A standard that allows quick and easy connection of external peripherals such as storage devices to your PC. Devices can be added or removed while your PC is switched on.
The simplest way to run two hard disks in the same PC is to have a dual-boot start-up menu. Using a switch to flick between the two can lead to loss of data
A technology for downloading files. Allows even very large files to be downloaded quickly.