| A 1GB USB flash drive is a small sized, mobile, | | | | documents, photographs as well as videos. |
| peripheral device that can store as well as transfer | | | | Concurrently, in the official arena, you can use it to |
| data from its memory to the host computer and vice | | | | store security heightened encrypted data along with |
| versa, via a USB 1.1 or 2.0 interface. As a result, you | | | | the encryption application such as TrueCrypt, that can |
| can rewrite information into the Flash drive like a | | | | then be freely transported anywhere. |
| Floppy disk. It consists of a memory unit embedded | | | | · Application and system administration purposes: |
| onto a circuit board that is covered by an insulating | | | | Generally in an office situation, they come very handy |
| exterior envelope, usually made from rubber, plastic or | | | | in quick storage and retrieval of network configuration |
| metal components. The only visible extension in a flash | | | | info for maintenance and recovery processes. Even |
| drive is its USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector that is | | | | certain Windows and Linux OS applications like |
| programmed to connect with any PC, laptop or | | | | VMware ThinAPP and Creedo can be run directly |
| peripheral device with a USB socket, independent of | | | | from your 1 GB USB flash drive without PC installation. |
| the operating system running it. | | | | · Audio Players and Music storage: Flash drives, |
| Company specifications suggest a 1 GB USB flash | | | | today can store songs in multiple formats like mp3, |
| drive to contain 1GB or 1,000,000,000 bytes of memory | | | | aac3, wma etc and some drives can also play them. |
| space. But, upon connecting the device with a PC, you | | | | These drives come preinstalled with a music player |
| might notice a smaller value. This is primarily because | | | | that can not only just play music through a head |
| the Windows operating system defines 1 GB to | | | | phone, but it can also be connected to the car stereo |
| contain 1, 073,741,824 bytes and hence shows the | | | | device via the USB interface for Hi-Fi music. |
| drive to contain lesser than specified memory. In the | | | | · System Backup and Boot device: With the advent |
| market, flash drives are also known as pen drives or | | | | of Windows Vista and the latest Windows 7, you can |
| thumb drives and are available in many forms like | | | | store both boot information as well as backup data in |
| penknives, key chains, mp3 players etc. | | | | your finger drive. |
| Enlisted below are the uses and applications of a USB | | | | Due to the ubiquity of the device, it has a huge |
| memory drive that highlights the device's dynamic | | | | following and is manufactured by many companies. |
| nature and multi functionality. | | | | Corsair, SanDisk, Transcend are some of the leading |
| · Storage and Transportation of data, application and | | | | producers, while you may also find cheaper options. A |
| software files: The most basic use of a flash drive is | | | | fake 1 GB USB flash drive will always give you |
| to store your personal data and help in transfer and/or | | | | problems like bad sector and deleted data which you |
| modification at a later stage. The data may include | | | | would not find in the authentic ones. |