| Few years back, we never really imagined how | | | | can fit to your pocket just like having a penny. The |
| memory storage would evolve into flash cards we | | | | benefits of flash cards could be seen more popularly |
| know today. It is ever harder to believe that the tiny | | | | on digital cameras where they can sit peacefully to the |
| rectangular piece of plastic could store thousands of | | | | camera's size. How about computers? Computers still |
| pictures, hundreds of songs, and even movies. | | | | use hard drives to store memory. And if you want |
| Remember few years ago when storing files could | | | | some portable drives, the flash memory sticks are |
| mean we have to settle for 3.5" and the outrageously | | | | used. Like flash cards, they are small with large |
| large 5.25"? You know what I mean right? Those we | | | | amount of memory capacity. |
| have thought the future of memory storage- the | | | | You might wonder how can a single tiny card hold |
| floppy disks? With the amazing capacity to store as | | | | such large files. Let us put it this way: your file cabinet |
| much as 1.44 MB of files, these floppy disks are really | | | | could only store limited amount of files. And large |
| works of technology. | | | | cabinets are big. Big if you are going to store all these |
| But as we all know technology would not stop to | | | | filed digitally, meaning using electronic codes, you can |
| evolve. This is the reason why floppy disks are now | | | | store as much files in one tiny storage just like the |
| the thing of the past. And as the years go by, we | | | | flash card. Another reason is that flash cards have |
| have received memory storage cards that are as size | | | | removed unnecessary components that could enlarge |
| of post stamps. We even amaze old folks when we | | | | the size of the card. |
| remove in from of them those tiny card out from digital | | | | There are several types of flash cards used today |
| cameras, cellular phones, and computers. | | | | particulry on digital cameras. These came in different |
| One of the earlier flash cards have the memory | | | | sizes depending on the device it is designed to fit in. |
| capacity not far from floppy drives. 2 MB is enough | | | | Here are several types of flash cards used: |
| considering you have the reference point of 1.44MB. | | | | MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), |
| Shortly, the 4 MB came out. From then on, several | | | | CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD), SmartMedia |
| more powerful, smaller, and larger storage flash cards | | | | (SM) and xD-Picture Card (xD). |
| came out. The 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 MB came out. Up | | | | The sizes also depend on the capacity of the flash |
| to now, the 128 MB flash cards are still being used | | | | card against one another. But the bottom line is, flash |
| although much higher memory cards are now in the | | | | cards, no matter what the size is, still carry significantly |
| market. | | | | large amount of files in one tiny square-shaped plastic |
| Today, several digital devices are using 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 | | | | card. Who knows, in the future we might se 80 GB |
| GB, and even 8 GB and 16 GB flash cards. Those are | | | | flash drives that can record and store several hours of |
| the capacity of hard drives just year ago. While hard | | | | video. |
| drives are as size of car stereo cut in half, flash cards | | | | |