USB flash drive TREVOR P BELINDA R IS201
What is a USB flash drive? It’s a storage device that plug in a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port on a computer or mobile device. Convenient to mobile users Small and light to carry around
History April 4, 1999: Amir Ban, Dov Moran & Oron Ogdan from Israeli M-Systems Company Sept. 13, 1999: Shimon Shmueli from IBM 2000: Trek Technology & IBM first sell the usb flash drive commercially
How does a USB flash drive works? PCB board, USB mass storage controller device & the Flash memory chip work together to sent or save data Printed Circuit Board: Every piece of flash drive is plugged into and serves as connective pathways USB mass storage controller device: communicates by retrieve and send the desired information The flash memory: stores the data
What does USB flash drive used for? USB Flash Drive is used for storing data. Pictures Music Movies Paper works
Capacity of a flash drive 2GB 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
Average price of USB flash drives $9.00- $30.00
Advantages & Disadvantages Use little power Have no fragile moving parts Small & light Disadvantages Limited number of write/ erase before drive fails Easily misplaced, left behind or lost
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