The flash drive looks small and compact. Yet it is able to store an incredibly huge amount of information. The video below shows the three basic components of a flash drive: The board holds all of the internal components and includes the USB connector. The flash drive uses the board as a means of transferring power and data to and from the USB. Run applications like Firefox, Chrome, OpenOffice, and more, with just your USB flash drive and any computer. Install and test-drive Windows 8.
General Hospital (GH) spoilers tease that there might be some very interesting information on the flash drive that Dimitri Marick (Michael Nader) put on the flash drive he put in an envelope for Peter August (Wes Ramsey) in a recent episode of General Hospital. Undoubtedly, it is something his late ex-wife Alexandra Devane Marick (Finola Hughes) wanted Peter to have, and likely put it in her will since that is what Dimitri had in front of him when he put the flash drive in the envelope!
General Hospital Spoilers – Peter August May Have Figured Out That Alex Marick Was His Mother, But Claims Anna Devane
What's On My Flash Drive
General Hospital viewers will remember that when Alex came to Port Charles several months ago, she was a naughty lass indeed, shooting Dr. Hamilton Finn, (Michael Easton) kidnapping Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) and nearly blowing her twin Anna and Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) up by stealing Anna's electric pressure cooker and making a bomb out of it! During Alex's time impersonating Anna, she got as close as she could to Peter before her kidnapping of Maxie, and talked about her grandchild, but Peter could tell his I Anna was not herself.
She made much of Peter 'taking after her'. Peter has not divulged if he figured out Alex was his real mother, but then, as General Hospital viewers and Valentin found out when he confessed his many crimes to him beside his half-brother Nathan West's (Ryan Paevey) grave, Peter doesn't divulge a whole lot! Peter still claims Anna as his mother and relates to her that way, even after he was told that woman was Anna's twin, Alex.
Considering she had kidnapped Maxie, it's surprising he didn't go after Alex and kill her himself, but as it turned out, Anna and Alex got in a gun battle on The Haunted Star, and in a manner similar to how Shiloh Archer (Coby Ryan McLaughlin) died, she fell into the water with a fatal wound and is presumed to have drowned. Off screen, Dimitri must have been notified, and apparently is handling Alex's estate even though they were previously or at least separated when Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers) contacted him in March 2019. Dimitri had handed over records he had on Alex for Anna to review.
General Hospital Spoilers – Long Held Secrets Are Revealed
According to the General Hospital writers, long held secrets will be revealed across the board for many in Port Charles, by the end of the month foreshadowing that Port Charles will never be the same! Chances are, long-held secrets relating to Peter's conception and birth will be on the flash drive put in the mail to Peter. If the flash drive had contained Anna's or Alex's transferred memories, Alex likely would not have put in her will for it to be mailed to Peter.
There will also be an unexpected twist for some in Port Charles, and this could also relate to Peter and his conception and birth. Alex wanted Peter to know who his real mother was, and she obviously recorded onto this flash drive before she died – possibly even before she went to Port Charles this time. Peter has been in Port Charles for several years now, and Alex has impersonated Anna three times since then so she had plenty of time to prepare the flash drive and put his address into her will. Likely, the flash drive will have Alex confirming that she is Peter's real mother and possibly the reason she wanted to give him away when he was born; which would likely be because she was too busy being a spy and impersonating her sister!
Stay tuned to General Hospital and keep checking General Hospital spoilers frequently for all the latest news, updates and developments!
The flash drive looks small and compact. Yet it is able to store an incredibly huge amount of information. The video below shows the three basic components of a flash drive:
- The board holds all of the internal components and includes the USB connector. The flash drive uses the board as a means of transferring power and data to and from the USB.
- The NAND Flash memory storage chip is the place where all our files are stored.
- The controller chip is the ‘brain' of the flash drive.
- Retrieves information from the drive and
- Reading/recording information on the NAND flash memory storage chip.
Now that you're familiar with the basic components of the flash drive. Let's go more in-depth and examine the other important parts of a flash drive. Below is a picture of the 8 components of a typical flash drive:
Credit: Picture from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive
What's On The Flash Drive Tarkov
- USB Connector: USB (Universal Serial Bus) acts as an interface between the NAND flash memory chip and the computer the flash drive is plugged into.
- USB mass storage controller (or the controller chip): explanation above
- Test points: These are electrical pins that serve only as electrical contact points. They are primarily used to electrically stimulate and exercise the flash drive during the assembly process – serving as a means of identifying any defects on the board. Think of it as a cost-effective way of Quality Control.
- NAND flash memory chip: explanation above
- Crystal Oscillator: It is a piece of quartz crystal designed to vibrate at a very particular frequency. It is used as a digital 'clock'.
- LED indicator light: Used to indicate if the flash drive is working and functioning
- Write-protect switch: An optional component used to safeguard the information saved on the flash drive.
- Space to put a second NAND flash memory chip: An additional slot for manufacturers to put another memory chip which can increase the storage capacity
What's On The Flash Drive Tarkov
- USB Connector: USB (Universal Serial Bus) acts as an interface between the NAND flash memory chip and the computer the flash drive is plugged into.
- USB mass storage controller (or the controller chip): explanation above
- Test points: These are electrical pins that serve only as electrical contact points. They are primarily used to electrically stimulate and exercise the flash drive during the assembly process – serving as a means of identifying any defects on the board. Think of it as a cost-effective way of Quality Control.
- NAND flash memory chip: explanation above
- Crystal Oscillator: It is a piece of quartz crystal designed to vibrate at a very particular frequency. It is used as a digital 'clock'.
- LED indicator light: Used to indicate if the flash drive is working and functioning
- Write-protect switch: An optional component used to safeguard the information saved on the flash drive.
- Space to put a second NAND flash memory chip: An additional slot for manufacturers to put another memory chip which can increase the storage capacity
(Above information taken from: Cressler, J.D. Silicon Earth: Introduction to the Microelectronics and Nanotechnology Revolution. USA: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Print. pp. 153-154)
Now that we've an understanding of the components of the flash drive, let's explore the NAND flash memory technology (and its chip). The NAND flash memory chip allows the storage of massive amounts of information and, more importantly, allows the erasure of information so that we can delete files and put new files into the flash drive.
Click on the link ‘HOW DOES FLASH DRIVE WORK‘ to learn how the flash memory technology works. Keynote for 10 9 5.