What is a USB flash drive?
Q: What is a USB flash drive?
A: A USB flash drive is a small device used to store digital information by using flash memory to store files. It can be attached to a USB port and provides a certain amount of storage space.
Q: What are some common devices that can use USB flash drives?
A: Some common devices that can use USB flash drives include computers, DVD players, video game consoles, music players, and digital picture frames.
Q: Why are they called "flash drives"?
A: They are called "flash drives" because they use flash memory to store files.
Q: What is flash memory?
A: Flash memory is a type of computer chip used to store digital information.
Q: What are some other names for a flash drive?
A: Some other common names for a flash drive include jumpdrive, pendrive, thumbdrive, or simply USB.
Q: What are some advantages of using USB flash drives over other portable storage devices?
A: Some advantages of using USB flash drives over other portable storage devices include their small size, ruggedness, fast data reading capability, and ability to store more data than floppy disks.
Q: Why has the use of floppy disks become obsolete?
A: The use of floppy disks has become obsolete when the price of USBs became cheaper and USBs offered more storage space and faster data reading capabilities.
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