Usb Drives Gaining Popularity in India
A USB drive is a memory data storage device that is integrated with the universal serial bus connector. USB drive is called as a drive as it appears similar and accessed similarly to the mechanical disk drive to both the user and the computer operating system. USB drives in India have become a new craze in the market.
USB drive has a small printed circuit board in either rubber, metal or plastic casings. The drive’s connector either protrudes out or gets retracted into the drive’s casing. That’s why the USB drive can be easily carried away by keeping it in the pocket like a key ring. The drive also has jumpers and test pins, connector cap and transport aid also. The USB drive is preformatted with FAT file system that’s why the drive can be easily accessed on any host device that offers USB support. The standard FAT maintenance utilities are used for retrieving the corrupted files.
USB drives in India can be easily bought from leading online shopping stores like Gadgets.in. USB flash drives are compact in size but still hold much more data as compared with the floppy disk. This rewritable and removable drive is very small and easy to carry. A USB drive not only stores music and multimedia files but also text and graphics. The data in the USB drive can be accessed by connecting the USB connector with either a USB hub or a host controller in the computer. USB ports are available on every type of laptop and personnel computers. If the USB drive is overweight and bad-fitted, then the drive gets disconnected with the computer. So use a short USB to USB extension cable so as to minimize the tension in the port and the connection.
With the help of USB drive you can carry your resume anywhere and also can open and update it on any computer. The USB drive also help in carrying favorite music files and family photo album to any acquaintance’s place so as to enjoy together. USB drives are popular among administrators as they load them with the information that is used for system maintenance and recovery. The USB drives helps in transferring antivirus and recovery software to any infected computer so as to recover a portion of data in any emergency. Now there is no need of carrying installers for updating and reinstalling a system. Some also carry Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor application for searching and extracting evidence on computers. There can be special uses like one can store medical alert information on Medic Tag USB drives that prove really beneficial during emergencies and natural disasters. It is useful for system and network administrators in storing information regarding system maintenance, problem solutions and recovery. There are many types or variants available and today, USB drives in India come integrated with other tools like pen, watch, mobile, knife and Swiss army knife.