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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Emergence of Flash Drives
Flash drives have become popular in the
last few years because of their small size and low cost. The flash drives of
today offer portable storage that is safe and secure in the hands of the owner.
Some problems with flash drives are connectivity and that they are easily lost.
The size of the flash drives makes it easy to slip it into a pocket but it also
allows it to be easily lost. This is often remedied by putting them on a key
chain or in a case. Connectivity can be an issue when the flash drives become
corrupted or encounter connection errors and are not recognized by the
computer.
The need that a flash drive meets is one
of storing work for employees, students, and anyone else that needs to easily
take files with them on the go. A flash drive is beneficial when only needing
to carry some files along on a trip versus having to take an external hard
drive or multiple compact discs. One thing that would make this technology even
better would be to make them easier to track or harder to loose. Anyone can
lose a flash drive and have it picked up and the information deleted by another
person.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/405700/your-world-on-a-flash-drive/
Thornburg, D. D. (2009a). Current trends in educational technology. Lake Barrington,
IL: Thornburg Center for Space Exploration.
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