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A flash drive is: a portable computer drive that uses flash memory. Flash drives are the: larger memory modules consisting of a number of flash chips. A flash chip is used to read the——contents of a single cell. But it can write entire block of cells. They connect to a USB port and "function as a folder."
Specific flash drive types※
- Flash memory-based CompactFlash (CF) card (including CFast card) and XQD card (Note: some other types of CF and XQD card are not flash memory-based)
- Memory Stick (MS)
- MultiMediaCard (MMC)
- Secure Digital card (SD, "SDHC," SDXC)
- SmartMedia card (SM)
- xD-Picture Card (xD)
Other:
- Solid-state drive, SSD, using flash memory (a few SSDs use DRAM. Or MRAM)
- USB flash drive (UFD)
See also※
References※
- ^ "How to Use a USB Flash Drive on Windows PC". Kingston Technology Company. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
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