| Pen drive is the ideal for people who are looking | | | | operating system. But for Windows 95/98/98SE, |
| for bigger space to store their data and want an | | | | you need to install the drivers manually. |
| easy-to-operate storage space. Transferring large | | | | These pen drives are most popular amongst |
| quantity of data from one computer to the other | | | | system and network administrators. They can |
| has always been a problem, mainly due to lack of | | | | load them with information about configuration |
| suitable data storing device. Storage mediums like | | | | and software that can be used for the system`s |
| CD, floppy and e-mails have always failed us in | | | | maintenance, recovery and troubleshooting. They |
| urgent times because of their shortcomings like | | | | also enjoy noteworthy success in the field of PC |
| small storage and large time-consumption for data | | | | repair as a mean for transferring recovery as well |
| transfer. | | | | as antivirus software to infected computers, and |
| Pen drive is the best solution to end this problem. | | | | also allowing a segment of the data of host |
| These USB flash drives are integrated with a USB | | | | machine to be archived for emergency cases. |
| interface. They are small, removable, lightweight | | | | Pen drives act as Application carriers and are |
| and rewritable. Their main advantages over other | | | | utilized to carry applications for running on the |
| storage devices are that they are faster, more | | | | host computer without installation. Some |
| compact, can hold more data and are much more | | | | applications that use this technique are U3 and |
| reliable thanks to their durable designs and lack of | | | | airWRX. An open software platform, Portableapps |
| moving parts. It is the revolution of pen drives | | | | also allows similar functionality on non-U3 drives. |
| that more and more computers are being made | | | | But undoubtedly the most common use of pen |
| without the floppy drive while the USB port has | | | | drive is for personal data transportation you can |
| to be present on almost every mainstream | | | | transport and store your personal files like |
| computer and laptop. | | | | documents, videos and pictures. You can also |
| A pen drive consists of a printed circuit board | | | | store certain medical alert data on Medic Tag flash |
| generally in a metal or plastic. The memory | | | | drives to be used in case of emergencies and for |
| storage of pen drives range from the usual to | | | | preparation of disaster. Apart from this, pen |
| 250MB to 2GB or more. It is as small as a | | | | drives are used in Audio players. |
| key-ring. For the pen drive to work, both the | | | | Pen drives present a considerable security |
| computer should be USB-compatible systems. | | | | challenge for big organizations. Their ease of use |
| Pen drives are faster to use than downloading | | | | and small size allows unsupervised guests or |
| data through e-mail and easier than using dozens | | | | unscrupulous staff to smuggle off confidential data |
| of floppies. Pen drives can store data, video and | | | | with little or no chance of detection. To avoid this, |
| audio files, with plug and play ease. The best | | | | some flash drives have features like encryption of |
| feature of a Pen Drive is you don`t need any | | | | data stored on them. This is a preventive |
| software to make it work thus simplifying your | | | | measure to stop an unauthorized person from |
| work of copying or transferring. Moreover, it also | | | | gaining access to the stored data stored. Newer |
| does not require any type of battery. These | | | | pen drives support the biometric fingerprinting for |
| features make the pen drive totally portable. | | | | confirming the user`s identity. This process though |
| You don`t need to install pen drive for Windows | | | | costlier is a better way to protect sensitive data |
| 2000, XP or ME as it is done automatically by the | | | | from leaking out. |