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