1. Michael Etse and Maverick Fermill
FLASH MEMORY
Michael Etse and Maverick Fermill

2. What is a flash memory?
Memory that retains data in the absence of a power supply
Memory storage device that plugs in a USB port on a computer or mobile device.

3. History In the mid-70’s floppy disk was introduced.
NAND-flash memory was developed by Toshiba in
In 2002 USB drives was introduced.

4. How does a flash memory work?
First insert the flash memory into the USB port of the computer.
Then the computer operating system analyze the data to be used and stored.
Once your done with flash memory make sure to eject it properly and then the system will properly eject it for you.

5. What are types of Flash memory?
Memory cards
Flash Drives
NAND
SD Card
Compact Flash

6. What can you store in a flash memory?
Personal Data
Business Data
Music
Games
Picture or images
Documents
Movies

7. How do upgrade a flash memory?
Update the device that uses Flash memory.
Update the software use to the run the Flash memory. Can also be automatically update or may require manual upgrade.
Make sure that the electronic device your using such as a SMART device has the right flash memory storage device such as memory cards or flash drives

8. What devices use Flash memory?
Laptop
Smart phones
Tablet PC
Portable media player
Desktop Computer
Printer
Game Console TV

9. Advantages and Disadvantages
Lightweight and portable
Shock and scratch resistant
Ineffective by magnetic fields.
Memory is non Volatile
Plug-in friendly
Data transfer friendly
Small easy to lost
Can be infected by computer virus
Limited time of use
Flash drive can physically be worn out.

10. Average Price for Flash Memory
Prices are varied depending on the Gigabyte size ranging from 2GB-64GB.
2GB-$9.99
8GB-$16.85
16GB-$23.99
32GB-40.98
64GB-$133.99

11. Cool things you can with a flash Drive
Run Portable Application
You can boot operating systems.
Connect to a wireless network.
Create a password reset disk.
Boost Comp Performance
MP3 Player
Password Protected
Run a website from it.

12. ANY QUESTIONS????