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220-801 · Question #545

Which of the following is the MAXIMUM transfer speed of USB 2.0?

The correct answer is D. 480 Mbps. USB 2.0 has a maximum theoretical transfer speed of 480 Mbps (Hi-Speed), which was a significant improvement over USB 1.1's 12 Mbps.

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Question

Which of the following is the MAXIMUM transfer speed of USB 2.0?

Options

  • A100 Mbps
  • B400 Mbps
  • C420 Mbps
  • D480 Mbps

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    87% (33)

Why each option

USB 2.0 has a maximum theoretical transfer speed of 480 Mbps (Hi-Speed), which was a significant improvement over USB 1.1's 12 Mbps.

A100 Mbps

100 Mbps is not a defined USB speed - it is the speed of Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX) and is not associated with any USB version.

B400 Mbps

400 Mbps is the transfer speed of FireWire 400 (IEEE 1394a), a competing serial bus standard from Apple and Sony, not USB 2.0.

C420 Mbps

420 Mbps is not a defined speed for any USB specification or any other standard interface.

D480 MbpsCorrect

The USB 2.0 specification defines Hi-Speed mode at 480 Megabits per second (Mbps), equivalent to 60 MB/s under ideal conditions. This specification was released in April 2000 and remained the USB standard until USB 3.0 introduced SuperSpeed at 5 Gbps. Real-world throughput is lower due to protocol overhead and hardware limitations.

Concept tested: USB 2.0 maximum transfer speed specification

Source: https://www.usb.org/usb-charger-pd

Topics

#USB 2.0#transfer speed#USB standards#480 Mbps

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