2006-09-21 22:29:17 · 12 answers · asked by N.S.Sunil 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
its a secondary storage device. apart from floppy and cd's .the pen drive is used to store any kind of file .it has different storage capacity. jus it has to b plugged into the usb port .we can delete the file after using it.
2006-09-21 22:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by zee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pen Drive is a portable device to store and carry data for transfering it on another PC. The data can be erased and the pen drive can be used again and again for convenience and ease of transfer.
2006-09-22 05:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by Truth ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pen Drive is a compact storage measured usually in terms of MegaBytes. It is so small and compact that you can carry thosands of songs' files into your pocket(however to listen those songs you need ipod or computer/laptop, etc.)
It has a USB interface with the PC. It can be easily plugged in and hence connected to PC.
A drive icon appears in My Computer as soon as it is plugged in.
You can exchange the data...
And then can remove it from the computer and carry it into your pocket.
Main Advantages:
1. Erasable
2. Compact (Even than CDs)
3. Various sizes are available according to the need.
4. NO NEED of EXTRA DEVICES in Computer to supprt the data exchange as in CDs CD Writers are needed. The PEN DRIVES can work with USB itself.
2006-09-22 07:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by A D I T Y A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flash memory drive small like a pen (can be easily carried in a shirt pocket ) having storage space starting from like 128 MB. Any type of data can be stored.
2006-09-22 05:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mani G.India 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pen drive is an accessory to store data. Usually in floppy, CD Drives we save the data. But we are not sure that in any other computer it would / would not open. So this is a substitute to save the data / files / folder, instead we can say a safe way to save the data,
2006-09-22 05:47:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitions of Pen drive on the Web:
A USB Flash Drive is essentially NAND-type flash memory integrated with a USB 1.1 or 2.0 interface used as a small, lightweight, removable data storage device. This hot-swappable, non-volatile, solid-state device is usually compatible with systems that support the USB version the drive uses. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_drive
2006-09-22 05:50:28 · answer #6 · answered by VEDIO LAND 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pen Drive is a portable storage device to store or transfer data from one PC to another.
2006-09-25 10:59:51 · answer #7 · answered by xcell_internetcafe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A small memory device to carry data. which earlier looked like a small pen which can be plugged into a computers USB port to transfer data. Its usage is similar to that of a floppy . It comes in different memory capacities .
2006-09-22 07:06:15 · answer #8 · answered by Director 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pen drive is a drive like ur hard disk but the difference is just that it is removable , it is very small in size , it works with USB these are available in markets at some ranges like 512 MB 1 GB etc.
2006-09-22 05:51:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a small portable hard disk which you can carry with you anywhere. It can be easily plugged and unplugged from your computer/laptop. You need USB port on the computer for this. You dont need any explicit driver for this.
2006-09-22 05:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by girishjjain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋