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A DVD is a disk that is coated in a layer of material, that material is physically changed using a lazer to make dents in the material. This represents the 1s and 0s by making into a dent or no dent.
A USB drive is a small stick that has billions of tiny cells that can be manipulated to allow electricity through or not. The computer can send some electricity to it in a way to either turn it on or off. Then it can read it by trying to send electricity through it.
If you mean by how much data they can store a DVD normally holds 4.5 GBs while a USB drive can normally hold up to 256GBs [although Victorinox has one with a capacity of 1TB (1024GB) ] Mostly depends on how much you want to pay.
USB drives can be more expensive but last much longer and you can change what is on them very easily compared to a DVD.
Additionally DVD is Digital Versatile Disk and USB is Universal Serial Bus.
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∙ 12y agoA flash drive usb is little and can fit in your pocket. It can Cary large files and important information and can be taken anywhere with you and put into any computer. A DVD while having many of the same qualities is bulky and large and needs a case of some sort to be carried in for protection. A DVD cannot hold as much information as a usb drive.
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What is the difference between a USB Flash drive and a pen drive?
There is no difference. Flash drive, pen drive, and thumb drive are all interchangeable terms.
Difference between pen drive and a usb flash drive?
only the name is different
What is the difference between flash ram and flash rom?
Flash RAM is used for temporary data, such as in a USB drive. Flash ROM is used for bios and system files.
Is there any difference between saving your photos on an external drive as opposed to a USB flash drive?
A USB flash drive is a type of external drive. If you meant external drive as an external hard drive, then no, there won't be any difference in the pictures. However, if you're archiving, I'd suggest an external hard drive, because they work best for archiving.
Who is the creator is the USB flash drive?
the creator of the usb flash drive is Dov Moran
What is the difference between a USB Flash drive and a thumb drive?
Alright USB is Universal Serial Bus wich is used to connect devices to your comptuer. Now a thumb drive is a very small device that has a varitey of the ammount of storage they can hold. Now Flash Drive sometimes reffered to as Thumb Drive is really fast but cost more and holds less. Now USB hard drives are slow transfer rate but the thumb drive plugs into a USB so im not sure what exactly you mean. Hope this helped :)
What is the difference between usb songs and CD songs?
u get 1 off a usb flash drive or mp3 player/iPod, the other you rip off a CD (copy from CD)
What is usb flash memory typically known as?
a flash drive or pen drive, or possibly a USB key
Whats the statement about a USB flash memory drive?
A USB flash memory drive is a removable hardware device
What technology does a flash drive utilize?
usb drive
What is difference between integral pen drive and usb memory stick?
There is no difference
What are the release dates for Flash Drive USB - 2014?
Flash Drive USB - 2014 was released on: USA: 18 May 2014
