Thumb_drive

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 * THUMB DRIVE DESIGN**


 * Problem Statement: ** To research and design the outer housing to a typical USB Thumb drive using SketchUp. It mu so it will be able to connect to a standard USB port and

q The outer housing with be a made of plastic. q The USB thumb drive must be able to fit into a standard USB port. q The outer housing cannot be so odd in shape that it will block the other USB ports
 * Design Criteria: **


 * Research:**
 * Google Image Search - find and 5 vaying designs that will modivate your own in design or model - copy the image for your brief report **
 * Google Search: Identify size of circiut board﻿ **


 * Design:**
 * Start with a 3D retangular shape to start your design - hollow out the iside to fit the circuit - then complete the shape**


 * ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:**
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=**USB flash drive**=
 * A USB flash drive consists of a [|flash memory] [|data storage device] integrated with a [|USB] (Universal Serial Bus) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a [|floppy disk]. Most weigh less than 30 g (1 oz).[|[1]] Storage capacities in 2010 can be as large as 256 [|GB][|[2]] with steady improvements in size and price per capacity expected. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles [//[|citation needed]//] and have a 10-year [|data retention] cycle.[|[3]][|[4]]**


 * Size and style of packaging **
 * Some manufacturers differentiate their products by using elaborate housings, which are often bulky and make the drive difficult to connect to the USB port. Because the [|USB port connectors] on a computer housing are often closely spaced, plugging a flash drive into a USB port may block an adjacent port. Such devices may only carry the USB logo if sold with a separate extension cable.**
 * USB flash drives have been integrated into other commonly carried items such as watches, pens, and even the [|Swiss Army Knife]; others have been fitted with novelty cases such as toy cars or [|LEGO] bricks. The small size, robustness and cheapness of USB flash drives make them an increasingly popular peripheral for [|case modding].**
 * Heavy or bulky flash drive packaging can make for unreliable operation when plugged directly into a USB port; this can be relieved by a USB extension cable. Such cables are USB-compatible but do not conform to the USB standard.[|[16]][|[17]]**