USB sticks seem the most popular form of data storage as they allow for a large amount of storage in a small pen sized device. USB sizes can range and the better the device are usually the most reliable. The security of USB devices are again like CD ROM's are anyone is able to take the device and access the files and in comparison to devices such as an external hard drive there is no second feature that includes back up to an online data cloud system. Furthermore, USB devices are also known to malfunction when not ejected from the computer at use resulting the loss of data due to the flow of the data from the USB to the computer being broken unexpectedly.
The hardware and software needed to access to data files from a USB are simple as you only need a strong USB port, these ports are available on both PC and MAC computers meaning the accessibility of the files are readily available.
USB sticks are known for having a lack of connectivity between the device and the computer accessing the files, this is because USB ports on computers can be damaged over time and can no longer read the files. This can bring great difficulty to the user accessing the files as you would have to source a computer that would actually feature a USB port that was stable enough to transfer the date onto. This is because USB's do not have a strong enough connection for the user to safely work on the files store on the device.
USB sticks are extremely portable as they are so small, they are light which means they are easy to carry around with large amounts of photography kit and not add any extra weight.
USB's are alike to CD ROMs where they have a smaller limit of storage compared the external hard drives. When purchasing a USB stick there are numerous sizes available that increase in price with the amount of storage featured. The cost of USB sticks can begin small but as the size of the storage increases so does the price massively, it does however come down to the user as it can be easier paying more for increased storage than paying less and running out after a short period of time.
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