Compact Flash cards were first introduced in 1994 by SanDisk Corporation. They provide full PCMCIA-ATA functionality (which means in practice that each Compact Flash card is simply a PCMCIA card, just in a smaller size!) and ATA/ATAPI-4 compatible TrueIDE functionality. Currently, they are the most ...

Currently rarely used. Previously mainly used in Sony and Ericsson devices. At present, microSD cards along with the appropriate Memory Stick adapters are most commonly used. Types of Memory Stick cards: Memory Stick PRO features increased data transfer speed and larger capacity. Memory Stick D ...

The pendrive initially offered capacities comparable to those of floppy disks, but the rapid technological development of flash memory has caused its capacities to quickly surpass ZIP drives, and it is now comparable to hard drives. Currently (2019), pendrives with capacities up to 4 TB can be found ...

EEPROM (short for Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) is a type of non-volatile computer memory. It is also referred to as E²PROM. Unlike EPROM memory, EEPROM can only be erased using electric current. The number of write and erase cycles is limited, depending on the type and manufa ...