Thursday, February 22, 2007

Flash Drives Versus Floppy Disk

When I was first exposed to computers and transferring data I was introduced to floppy disks. Now a days the use of floppy drives has diminished. This happened because they became obsolete. A new and better way to store and transfer data was created in a flash drive. These flash drives are more convenient in transferring data because they can hold a greater amount of data and are more durable than the floppy disk. The flash drive wasn't the first improvement to floppy disks. The fist improvement came with the Zip disks. These disks may have looked like a regular floppy disk but could store more memory and was a little more durable. These disks didn't catch on because almost all computers had to have a zip disk drive installed onto it. This is where the flash drive came in. It could hold the amount of memory a zip disk could if not more and was also a fraction of the size, it was more durable, and most importantly it is easy to use with all computers, with quick and easy installation through the USB ports.
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1 comment:

Kate Harlington said...

Good post on Flash Drives  ! Thank you for sharing!