Editing Plug and play (section)

== Current plug and play interfaces ==
Several completely automated computer interfaces are currently used, each of which requires no device configuration or other action on the part of the computer user, apart from software installation, for the self-configuring devices. These interfaces include:

* [[IEEE 1394]] (FireWire)
* [[Peripheral Component Interconnect|PCI]], [[Mini PCI]]
* [[PCI Express]], [[Mini PCI Express]], [[Thunderbolt (interface)|Thunderbolt]]
* [[Personal Computer Memory Card International Association|PCMCIA]], [[PC Card]], [[ExpressCard]]
* [[SATA]], [[Serial Attached SCSI]]
* [[USB]]
* [[Digital Visual Interface|DVI]], [[HDMI]]

For most of these interfaces, very little technical information is available to the end user about the performance of the interface. Although both FireWire and USB have bandwidth that must be shared by all devices, most modern operating systems are unable to monitor and report the amount of bandwidth being used or available, or to identify which devices are currently using the interface.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}