Types of USB Flash Drives
There was a time when floppy disks, CDs and zip disks were considered to be the ultimate among storage media products. CDs and floppies are compact, small and thin making them easy to store data and carry around. These are, however, limited by their inadequate security system and storage space. They are also easily damaged or corrupted.
There is a time, at present, when a small component has captured the market of the floppy disks, CDs and zip disks due to its tiny size, robustness and enhanced security features. These small plastic data storage devices or flash drives can fit in the palm of your hand but can store up to 2 GB of data. These can be attached to your key ring and carried in your pocket. Damage to your data or the drive is avoided due to the plastic casing. Data is easily accessible as these devices connect to any computer via a USB port. It has robust security features as most of these offer password and file encryption options. No drive needs to be installed in your computer as the latter recognizes the drive as an external drive where you can copy data from the USB flash drive window.
There are various kinds of flash drives currently available in the market. |
