A USB flash drive is also known as a universal serial bus. This handy little object plugs into your computer and allows you to store and save data safely from your computer and take the information with you where ever you go. USB flash drives come in different sizes of storage capacity starting at 1 gigabyte of information and more. You can use a USB flash drive to safely share your information with another person. USB flash drives are often called thumb drives since the device is about the size of your thumb.

USB flash drives can be used to secure your computer. You can set it up so that your computer is locked until the USB flash drive is inserted, which protects your computer from being used by anyone who isn’t authorized to use it.

With a proper antivirus software on your USB flash drive you can pull viruses off your computer and possibly get your computer working properly again.

If you want to try out a new program on your computer while leaving the current version of that program intact on your computer, the USB flash drive allows you to do that without overriding the program.

A USB flash drive can be used as an MP3 player when used with Windows Music Player and headphones. All you need to do is transfer your favorite MP3 music files to your USB flash drive so that when you plug it into your computer it becomes a portable music center on your lap top–available for your listening pleasure where ever you go.

A USB flash drive can be used to increase the speed of your computer. The USB flash drive is temporarily adding memory to your computer while plugged into your computer. Your hard drive doesn’t move as fast as the flash drive, since flash memory has the capacity to respond quicker giving you access to your information faster when using a USB flash drive.

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