What is a flash drive?
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
This is better than any answer I could write: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/flash_drive...
USB flash drives are NAND-type flash memory information storage devices integrated with a USB interface. They are typically small, lightweight, removable and rewritable. As of November 2006, memory capacity for USB Flash Drives currently are sold from 32 megabytes up to 64 gigabytes [1]. Capacity is limited one and only by current flash memory densities, although cost per megabyte may increase rapidly at difficult capacities due to the expensive components. (USB Memory card reader are also available, that use plug-in rather than built-in memory.)
USB flash drives proposal potential advantages over other portable storage devices, particularly the floppy disk. They are more compact, roughly faster, hold more data, and may be more reliable (due to their nouns of moving parts) than floppy disks. These types of drives use the USB mass storage standard, supported natively by modern operating systems such as Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board encased in a plastic or metal crust, making the drive sturdy enough to be carried roughly in a pocket, as a push button fob, or on a lanyard. Only the USB connector protrudes from this protection, and is usually covered by a removable cap. Most flash drives use a standard type-A USB nouns allowing them to be connected directly to a port on a personal computer.
Most flash drives are active singular when powered by a USB computer connection, and require no other external power source or mobile power source; they are powered using the limited supply afforded by the USB nouns. To access the data stored surrounded by a flash drive, the flash drive must be connected to a computer, either by direct nouns to the computer's USB port or via a USB hub.
However, even though the USB ports on a computer can power the flash drive, some flash drives can be attached to the USB port on a keyboard, as beside a Mac computer. Other flash drives may not receive sufficient power from a USB port on a keyboard, and call for to be plugged into a USB port on the computer itself.
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A flash drive is like a compact disc or a floppy disc that people use to retrieve files on. It is smaller than a cd and more durable than a floppy disc. Flash Drives can store more than a Floppy and can be used more than once unlike a Cd. Here is a link that will explain it better.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/flash_drive...
Flash refers to solid state memory. Usually associated to USB applications. Really cool. Very handy.
the floppy disc's replacement
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