What is USB Flash Drives and its Benefits.
                     What is USB Flash Drive and its 
Benefits
USB flash drive
• A USB flash drive is a data storage device that includes 
flash memory with an integrated USB interface. It is 
typically removable, rewritable and much smaller than an 
optical disc.
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Usage
• USB flash drives are often used for storage, data back-up and 
transfer of computer files. Compared with floppy disks or CDs, 
they are smaller, faster, have significantly more capacity, and 
are more durable due to a lack of moving parts.
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Compatibility
• USB flash drives use the USB mass storage device class 
standard, supported natively by modern operating 
systems such as Windows, Linux, MacOS and other Unix-
like systems, as well as many BIOS boot ROMs.
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Components
• A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board 
carrying the circuit elements and a USB connector, insulated 
electrically and protected inside a plastic, metal, or 
rubberized case, which can be carried in a pocket or on a 
key chain, for example. 
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Technology
• On a USB flash drive, one end of the device is fitted with a 
single Standard-A USB plug; some flash drives additionally 
offer a micro USB plug, facilitating data transfers between 
different devices. Inside the plastic casing is a small printed 
circuit board, which has some power circuitry and a small 
number of surface-mounted integrated circuits (ICs).
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Portable
• Some of the benefits are that Flash drives are small in size. 
This makes them easily portable. You can attach them to a 
keychain or slip them in your shirt or trouser pocket. Majority of 
these devices are between two and three inches. You can be 
sure that you can carry it around without noticing you have it.
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Memory
• They can carry between 1 to 128 GB sized data. The 1GB 
drives are cheap and are used to carry light files and for 
simple file transfers. If you want to use a flash drive to 
back up a program, a bigger size is required. 
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Low power
• The device does not have movable parts. This feature 
makes it consume less power. Compared to hard disks 
which need the writing and reading parts to function, this 
device consumes less power.
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Purpose made
• There are many applications, and programs build to run 
directly from the USB. Software applications like image 
editors, games, web browsers and office software can be 
booted directly from this device. 
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