Comments on: Getting Technical

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:10:03 +0000

Flash refers (according to the inventor) the flash like a camera flash when it is erased

By: Aaron @ www.ifonlyihadit.com

Aaron @ www.ifonlyihadit.com — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:08:01 +0000

Very interesting post. I will surely come back and read more of your posts. It is quite easy to read and understand at the same time very educational. Thank you.

Flash drives really makes a lot of difference in IT life today. It makes it easier to store and transfer data at a flash

By: DT

DT — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:25:02 +0000

Dude,
flash storage works via electrons and is non-magnetic. And normal magnets cannot harm it like erasing all the data (as in the good ole days of floppy disks . For more information you may want to check out my comparison between flash and hard drives.

By: An Old Lady

An Old Lady — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:51:05 +0000

These fancy contraptions weren’t around in my day. When we had to read or write data, we did it ourselves with two tools: Pencil and Paper!!

By: Some Dude

Some Dude — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:31:56 +0000

i know that hard drives are a series of platters that write and read data through the use of tiny electromagnets. Now what about the flash drives. is that like completely different. I mean i know that flash drives don’t have discs inside of them but does it use magnets in the process as well… doesn’t anybody know the answer

By: Some Dude

Some Dude — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:27:28 +0000

I’m in 8th grade… how the heck am i supposed to understand this stuff. i’m just trying to figure out why magnets don’t affect flash drives for a science experiment.

By: Christie

Christie — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 07:38:31 +0000

It was nice learning about these small details. Thanks for making me a little bit smarter today!

By: tomasi matakaiongo

tomasi matakaiongo — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:06:00 +0000

i dont know what a flash is and what it does – all i know is that students carry it around for nothing….LOL….
i think they shove it up peoples….
so BEWARE……

By: jakob miller

jakob miller — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:38:29 +0000

Flash memory is probably the greatest invention of mankind for the last time. I do not even know how to look right now is an invention without such devices. Thanks to the author for a detailed explanation of the structure of flash memory. Now I felt that really became more aware of this.

By: DT

DT — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:38:49 +0000

Usman,
what do you mean “flashing”? To describe how a flash memory works I’d need more than one short line. Maybe somebody else can?

By: Usman Tariq

Usman Tariq — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:46:31 +0000

if you describe flashing in one line….???

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 04:45:38 +0000

Hi DT, thanks for explaining USB related concepts in detail, I think I learned a lot.

By: Android

Android — Fri, 07 May 2010 23:40:39 +0000

Mike explained it correctly. It’s the ideas of erasing it “in a flash” regarding time.

By: DT

DT — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:02:54 +0000

Mike,
are you sure you mean UV light?

By: Mike Pollack

Mike Pollack — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:05:26 +0000

Electrically Erasable is a big deal. In the old days, memory had to be erased using a UV lamp. The parts had a window above the die. Those days are now thankfully past us.

Flash comes from the idea that entire part can be erased with one “flash” of the UV light.