Ipad 4 won't connect to my computer

My ipad 4 will not connect to my computer/itunes. I have the most recent OS and the most recent itunes. When I pug the in my ipad the computer doesn't even regonize it to charge it. help please

Your computer will probably not supply enough power to charge the iPad so that is not unusual. Do you hear the chirp sound when you plug it in? If you do, that's a good sign.
If you are using iTunes 11, you might not realize that the iPad is being recognized because you don't see the sidebar. You can enable the side bar from the iTunes menu - View>Show Sidebar or by using the keyboard shortcut  - CTRL+S (Windows) or Option+Command+S (Mac). After you enable the sidebar you should be able to see the iPad under the Devices heading in the sidebar.

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