1. USB flash drive
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2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. What does USB flash drive used for?
USB Flash Drive is used for storing data.
Pictures
Music
Movies
Paper works

6. Capacity of a flash drive
2GB
4GB
8GB
16GB
32GB

7. Average price of USB flash drives
$9.00- $30.00

8. 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

9. QUESTION?