Computer Basics : What Is a Flash Drive?

A flash drive is a small piece of equipment used to store and transfer information for computers using a USB. Use the USB end of a flash drive to store music, photos or other documents from a computer with information from a certified computer technician in this free video on computers.

Expert: Jonathan Ayres
Bio: Jonathan Ayres has more than 25 years of computer industry experience with all types of computer hardware and operating systems.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

[MrMick]

excellent speaker, perfect tone and timing, best i have seen on youtube.

[gerrihansen]

Loved it. I am a beginner at these things. This was well done, well expressed, with great camera work, and very informative. Thank you.

[RaitheAirscape]

42, 684 senior citizens were pleased or satisfied in viewing this content; the other 14 had simply clicked the wrong link.

[foziadilpazir]

The description about the USB Flash Drive is easy and clear to understand and the name Network for Success is likeable! Thanks!

[gazmeister]

Great video, very informative and helped me alot doing my IT coursework!

[HGarach]

That was a great video. Just the kind of info I needed. Thanks!

[perceptionloop]

Very good video. Nice simple explanation. Thanks.

[BarbrajoanOriginals]

Thank you for explaining this..
I wanted something that holds my photos, and  I could put into any computer and this is it...
Thanks again

[jamielynnp]

What I don't understand is why did you listen to this video if you already knew what it was? Not everyone knows EVERYTHING about everything. I didn't know exactly what it was. I had an idea, but after listening to this video, it confirmed what I thought it was.

[Note-dyyd]

Thank you Sir, I wish in 2021 you are still healthy and well. I have a question and that is the difference between USB and Flash Drive. Thank you for your time .

[swordofcoffee]

"And ranging up to 32 Gigabytes which is huge."
I've got a 1 terabyte flashdrive ten years later. Technology is crazy.

[mohitsinghania]

Thank you for such a wonderful & easy explanation.

[TRICK-OR-TREAT]

NOW IF YOU CAN JUST EXPLAIN HOW TO GET THE PHOTOS OR MUSIC INTO AND OUT OF THE FLASH DRIVE. THAT IS THE HARD PART.

[aloiscattleya]

This guy said it right. Some people keep calling USB which is wrong. It's flash drive or flash disk.

[DouggieDinosaur]

I want to see more of this guy's videos!

[bookworm]

Extremely helpful!! And it was all simply put, I didn't feel like I had to google any terms that were said lol. Nice, pleasant guy too. Thanks very much for the info.

[violin]

If you download a game on a flash drive and plug it into your computer, can you play the game without using any memory on your computer? because i found a game i want to download from the app store but i don't have enough memory capacity left on my mac. so is it only for storage? or just looking at pics? or what?

[kola]

What is the difference between a flash drive and a SSD (solid state drive)

[pk]

So is it basically just a memory stick

[janealice]

Thank you very much. This was very helpful to me. Would have liked to see it demonstrated. I have always wanted to know if you can just copy certain word documents or if it extracts everything on the computer. True, I'm a senior still learning. Don't pay attention to the rude remarks I see here. Some people have too much time on their hands.