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Explain portable storage devies in brief​

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Answered by giriaishik123
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Definition - What does Portable Device mean?

A portable device is any device that can easily be carried. It is a small form factor of a computing device that is designed to be held and used in the hands. Portable devices are becoming an increasingly important part of personal computing as the capabilities of devices like laptops, tablets and smartphones continue to improve.

A portable device may also be called a handheld device or mobile device.

Answered by PranavPrasanth
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A portable storage device (PSD) is a small hard drive designed to hold any kind of digital data. ... Some are fixed size hard drives of 256GB, 320GB, etc. Newer units are expandable using 2.5" laptop hard drives, allowing for an unlimited storage capacity, which is useful for video and images.

Computers used to fill up entire rooms. Two Megabytes was considered an exorbitant amount of storage space. Today, tiny disks store more data than the early computers.

Computers used to fill up entire rooms. Two Megabytes was considered an exorbitant amount of storage space. Today, tiny disks store more data than the early computers.In the computer world, portable storage devices include flash drives, USB drives (thumb drives), external hard drives (sometimes called mini hard drives), and portable CD/DVD-ROM drives. There are also products that can be purchased to turn an internal hard drive into a portable hard drive: These are called enclosures and usually come with a hard case, a plug for the drive, and an external USB cable. Some are externally-powered, but many draw power from USB. So, don't throw away that hard drive from your old computer that crashed!

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