IGDTUW 2025 — Computer PYQ
IGDTUW | Computer | 2025Flash drive is popularly known as ____
Choose the correct answer:
- A.
Microprocessor
- B.
RAM
- C.
ROM
- D.
Pen drive
(Correct Answer)
Pen drive
Explanation
The correct answer is (d) Pen drive.
Conceptual Breakdown
A flash drive, often referred to as a USB flash drive, is a portable storage device that uses flash memory with an integrated USB interface. Because of its small, elongated shape, it is widely and popularly known as a pen drive.
Microprocessor (a): This is the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer; it is a chip that executes instructions, not a storage device.
RAM (b): Random Access Memory is volatile, high-speed primary memory used by the computer to hold data currently in use.
ROM (c): Read-Only Memory is a type of non-volatile memory used to store essential system firmware (like BIOS), but it is not a portable, user-accessible storage peripheral like a flash drive.
Technical Context
While "Pen drive" is the colloquial term, technically, these devices are a type of EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory). We can define the relationship between storage types using capacity C and volatility V:
Cflash_drive=i=1∑nCcell_i
Where Ccell represents the capacity of an individual NAND flash memory cell. Unlike RAM, which is volatile:
VRAM=True
Vflash_drive=False
Because the flash drive maintains data without power, it serves as a reliable secondary storage medium, perfectly suited for the portable form factor known as a pen drive.
