small flash drives - USB 2.0 question

[CptTrips]

I've never used one of these small flash drives before, and I don't really use USB too much, except for my optical mouse. My question is: Do I need a special kind of USB port to use USB2.0 flash drives? My computer is about 3 years old, so I'm assuming the USB ports on it are "regular" USB ports. Are USB 2.0 flash drives backwards compatible or whatever?

I feel like such an idiot asking this, but since I never use this stuff, I want to know before I buy one (need one for a class I'm taking in college). Thanks for the info!

 

[ZacharyS]

Nah, USB2.0 works fine with USB1.1, so your good to go. I know this for sure, because I use my Flash Voyager on 1.1 all the time