After recently ordering and receiving a new 1 TB external SSD drive, I realized I had no way to connect it. It has a small rectangular slot about 8 MM or a quarter of an inch long. A Mac lightning connector is almost exactly the same size but fortunately doesn't plug in but that's the size of whatever fits. Crucial says it is usb-A .
What is the correct nomenclature for the most common usb connector that has been around for 25 or 30 years and fits the vast majority of devices using usb? I'll need a cable that fits the old standard usb port on one end and the disk drive on the other. There's an old saying: "Standards are great. Everybody should have one." Thanks. Martin McCormick