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4. USB Thumb Drive:



USB thumb drives are remarkably convenient and portable mediums to store information. These small and affordable devices allow users to transfer essential information and other sensitive data from one system to another, with utmost ease. Though the advantages of these popular portable devices are many, they are not without disadvantages.



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They are highly sensitive and can sustain only limited number of write or erase cycles. In addition, there are other concerns to be considered such as space, virus infection, etc. before opting to use these popular portable storage mediums for running application software, operating system or other sensitive programs. USB thumb drives can also be easily misplaced, left behind, or otherwise lost. These storage devices are increasingly being blamed for the spread of computer virus and other malwares, as a result of which they are expected to fall out of favor within the next few years.



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