Guide Note

A flash drive is a computer component used to store information with little or no moving parts. They use flash memory to store data. Flash drives provide a more reliable mode of portable storage because they are more durable, compact and faster than floppy disks. Many newer computers are sold without a floppy drive, but with multiple USB drives, allowing the usage of flash drives for storing data externally. Flash drives have up to one million write or erase cycles and approximately a ten-year data retention. In order to transfer files to a flash drive, you must first plug the drive into the host computer, normally via USB and then click and drag files to that appropriate drive under 'My Computer'.

Fast Facts

Because of their shape, USB flash drives are often called "fishsticks"
Normally re-writable and removable
USB flash drives are between 64 MB and 32 GB

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Blog Post: "Is your flash drive fast enough for Vista’s ReadyBoost?" (2007)

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