National Flash Drive Day: History, facts and 3 ways to celebrate
National Flash Drive Day is observed on April 5. The little device deserves a holiday in honor of how simple data storage and transfer have become because of it. The functions of the flash drive also keep getting better with time.
Did you realize that the initial flash drive only had 8 MB of storage? More than 2 TB of data can now be stored on the little device, which normally weighs less than an ounce. Flash drives are now available in a variety of shapes and even more storage space.
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History
In the 1980s, Dr. Fujio Masuoka, a Japanese engineer who worked for Toshiba, created flash memory. The word "flash" comes from the similarities between the memory technology's quick erase operation and a camera's flash. Floppy discs and disc drives are two examples of how technology was used as the years went on and it got better.
Several types of memory drives were rendered obsolete by the invention of the flash drive because of their flimsy and/or burdensome constructions. The flash drive was made possible by Dov Moran, Oron Ogdan, and Amir Ban.
The more compact, rectangular chip was created by Israeli researchers working for M-Systems and made data storage and transport easier. At first, only Singapore offered USB flash drives for sale. However, the flash drive was much more publicly accessible in the US and the rest of the globe once the US was given a patent for it on April 5, 2000.
5 USB-related facts you should know
1. Temperature matters
A USB that is kept cool will last longer than one that is kept outside. Heat is not the best of friends for USB drives.
2. Storage
A USB drive's data can be accessed indefinitely, but it can only be overwritten a million times.
3. Hidden tricks
You would be surprised to know that a USB flash drive is sufficient to update older versions of Windows. It can be used to update to Windows 10.
4. Electromagnet proof
The data on a USB is not impacted by electromagnetic interference, in contrast to other memory drives, protecting your data.
5. Energy savings
Because USB drives use such little energy, you may lessen your influence on the environment by using them.
3 ways to celebrate National Flash Drive Day
1. Acknowledge technology
Participate in or study about defunct technologies to recognize how far we've come. Try playing games from the 1980s and 1990s or watching presentations or movie reels on a floppy disc. In any case, you will unquestionably learn to value the marvel that is a flash drive/port!
2. Get them some drives!
Who would have imagined it was possible to buy a flash drive featuring your favorite celebrity's face? Be technologically cool and stylish while toting the adorable tot everywhere. Moreover, USB Memory Direct provides flash drives that you may customize with all of your preferred features.
3. Donation
To lessen clutter, give any extra or unwanted flash drives to nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher learning, hospitals, or a friend in need.
