FireWire

FireWire (IEEE 1394)

When USB 1.0 was introduced, it ran at 12 Mbps. This was a fairly good
speed for most types of devices but was a little too slow when it came to
multimedia devices, such as digital video cameras. Typically, these types of
devices use a FireWire connection, which has a transfer rate of up to 400
Mbps and supports 63 devices in a chain. This is a huge jump compared to
the USB 1.0 standard. The official standard that defines FireWire is known as
the IEEE 1394 — be sure to remember that for the exam

Just as USB had a second version with a faster transfer rate so does
FireWire. The second version of FireWire is defined as the IEEE 1394b standard
and transfers data at 800 Mbps! This second version of FireWire is also
known as FireWire 800. shows a digital video camera being
plugged into a FireWire port

For the exam, remember that the original version of FireWire runs at 400
Mbps and is known as IEEE 1394. The second version of FireWire, FireWire
800, is also known as IEEE 1394b and runs at 800 Mbps. Also, FireWire supports
63 devices in a daisy chain.
For more information on common ports and connectors such as keyboard,
mouse, serial, parallel, USB, and FireWire

                                                             
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