I'm self studying this stuff from ground zero - and came across the terminology of " firewire "
From what I have been able to grasp - it's basically a high speed ( similar to a USB port but faster ) - that's a universal port ( I"m guessing that means that firewire devices have a universal port as well on the device ???? or is any device able to plug into firewire female port with the proper wire connection? )
Uses are for high data transfer rates - things like Video - Audio - External storage drives ?????
**** Am I leaving something out ****
Is a firewire - more or less a luxury - or specified port for certain functions such as video editing or other task - that's not needed by all - or is it more of a universal port that we're moving toward every computer having in the forseeable future - similar to USB ports?
- I want to understand exactly what a firewire is and it's utility to decide if I need one in a future build.
Thanks in advance for any help / clarificatoins
From what I have been able to grasp - it's basically a high speed ( similar to a USB port but faster ) - that's a universal port ( I"m guessing that means that firewire devices have a universal port as well on the device ???? or is any device able to plug into firewire female port with the proper wire connection? )
Uses are for high data transfer rates - things like Video - Audio - External storage drives ?????
**** Am I leaving something out ****
Is a firewire - more or less a luxury - or specified port for certain functions such as video editing or other task - that's not needed by all - or is it more of a universal port that we're moving toward every computer having in the forseeable future - similar to USB ports?
- I want to understand exactly what a firewire is and it's utility to decide if I need one in a future build.
Thanks in advance for any help / clarificatoins