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| Flash memory is a
non-volatile form of memory chip - the data is still stored when the
power is turned off.
Data stored on flash memory chips can be erased and the memory can be re-used. This has made them useful in digital cameras, mp3 players, palm-top computers and mobile phones.
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| Many computers now have card slots
where flash memory cards can be inserted and read in a similar way to a
floppy disc.
Alternatively, Flash memory card readers can be connected to a computer to read and write to cards.
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A flash memory card that can be used (for example) in a digital camera. |
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| Flash memory cards are also used in flash
drives (also called memory sticks,
USB sticks, pen
drives, thumb drives etc).
The drive is connected to a USB drive on a computer and acts as a portable backing store. |
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