Difference Between Floppy Disk and Flash Drive
The main difference between a floppy disk (also called a “diskette”) and a flash drive is in how they store data, how much space they can hold, and how they look. Floppy disks use magnetic storage and can only hold up to 1.44 megabytes of data. They have a flexible magnetic disk inside a square case made of plastic. Flash drives use solid-state memory (NAND-based flash memory) that can hold much more data, from a few megabytes to many terabytes. Flash drives are small, portable devices with a USB connector that makes it easy to move data. Compared to floppy disks, they can read and write data faster, last longer, and are more reliable.