The difference between flash disk and u disk, do you know flash? What's the difference between it and a flash drive?

Everyone knows that the U disk is small, large capacity, and convenient to carry, and does not need to charge when using. These features make it quickly become the mainstream product of mobile storage, so do you know flash memory? What's the difference between it and a flash drive?

Before I went to college, I only heard of USB sticks but never used them. After university, I found that people need to use storage devices in life, study and work. The variety of mobile storage devices is dizzying, and some friends do not know whether to choose U disk or flash disk. Below, I will give you the popularization of the difference between U disk and flash disk

Flash memory is the Chinese name of flashmemory, which refers to the most commonly used semiconductor memory chip that does not lose information after power failure. It has the advantages of small size, low power consumption, and is not easy to be physically damaged, and is an ideal storage medium for mobile digital products. The core memory of all flash drives and memory cards of various digital devices is flash memory.

USB flash drive is the Chinese name of Usbdisk, refers to the external storage device connected to the computer through the USB interface, mainly used to store large data files and easily exchange files between computers. Usb flash drive does not require a physical drive, nor does it need an external power supply, can be hot swappable, and is very easy to use. The USB disk is small in size, extremely light in weight, earthquake-proof and moisture-proof, especially suitable for carrying around, and is an ideal storage product for mobile office and file exchange

In short, there is a little difference between U disk and flash disk

1, U disk is a flash disk, so U disk is also called flash disk. But the flash drive is a formal name, internationally accepted; U disk is commonly known as the USB interface disk, which is not recognized internationally.

2, SD card and other flash memory cards, with the card reader, can also be made into flash disk, but this is not a U disk.