Cell Phone Tetrad

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.