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Flash Memory

Flash memory, the same flash memory that replaced ROM chips for system

BIOS, found another home in personal computing devices in the form of

removable mass storage devices. Flash memory comes in two families: USB

thumb drives and memory cards. USB thumb drives are flash devices that

have a standard USB connector. “Memory card” is a generic term for a

number of tiny cards used in cameras, smartphones, and other devices. Both

of these families can manifest themselves as drives in modern OSs, but they

usually perform different jobs. USB thumb drives have replaced virtually all

other rewritable removable media as the way people transfer files or keep

copies of important programs. My thumb drives (yes, I have two on me at all

times) keep backups of my current work, important photos, and a stack of

utilities I need to fix computers. Memory cards are very small and make a

great way to store data on cameras and smartphones and then transfer that

data to your computer.

Thumb Drives

Moving data between computers has historically been a pain, but USB flash

memory drives, also known as thumb drives, jump drives, and flash drives,

make the process much easier (see Figure 10-47). For a low price, you can

get a 64-GB thumb drive that holds a ton of data.

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