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College Homework Question?

I am going back to school in the spring. I have not been to college since 2001. I remember back in the day when we would write a paper, we would save it to a floppy disk then take that disk with you to class and the library to access your paper. Well is that the way you still do it or are there other types of mehods used now? Someone at work told me about a usb flash drive. What is that??

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The USB flash drives are great for storing information that you need to access easily somewhere else.

    It's a tiny device, pretty much the size of your thumb.

    You put it in the usb port of your computer and you can save files to it and take it out and it's easy to carry around.

    When you need to access that file again, plug it back in and you can open the file again.

    Works the same as a floppy disc, only it holds more and is smaller.

    They usually go for about $20-$30

    You can find them at Staples or Target, Walmart, pretty much anywhere

    If you want more technical detail:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive

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    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    aww cute girl going back to college ;)

    flash drive is better then floppy dish... no one uses floppy dish

    flash drive has more memory... and it saves it faster and opens way faster ..Depends on your schools technology

    i dont see any students carrying floppy disks anymore.. maybe me im a bit out of tech

  • 1 decade ago

    If they're relatively small files like word documents or pdf files, you can just email them to yourself, and then download the attachments at home. USB drives are also convenient, and if you don't have issues with buying things online, you can get them really cheap here:

    http://www.newegg.com/Store/SubCategory.aspx?SubCa...

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