The iPod

iPod is a portable media player created and sold by Apple Inc. It is by far the most popular and largest selling portable media player till date. iPod stores media files on a built-in hard drive. It has a number of add-on features such as address book, alarm clock, text reader, games, photo slideshow viewer and so on. Video content can also be viewed on an iPod. It has a maximum storage capacity of 160 GB. The iPod range presently includes the following:

  • iPod Classic
  • iPod Touch
  • iPod Nano
  • iPod Shuffle

Apple also has an online media store known as the iTunes Store. Individual songs are available for relatively low prices. These audio files are created using the AAC file format which is encrypted with the FairPlay DRM system. Presently, Apple has removed the DRM encryption from all of its audio files in its music catalog. It also recognizes other file formats such as MP3, AIFF, WAV, and Protected AAC and so on.

Connecting an iPod to a PC

Audio files can be transferred between a personal computer and iPod. At first, the iPod used to update songs via means of a FireWire connection to a computer. Today, iPods are shipped with only USB cables as they are the prevalent standard being used across hardware and software platforms. for file transfer. iTunes acts as the user interface to transfer songs or any other audio files purchased from their online store and also music from CDs.  To connect your iPod to a computer, perform the following steps:

  1. Ensure that both the iPod and computer are switched on.
  2. Connect the USB 2.0 cable provided with the iPod to a high-powered USB 2.0 port on the computer, and then connect the other end to the iPod.
  3. iTunes will then Automatically start to sync or transfer songs from the computer to the iPod.
  4. Once iTunes has completed the transfer process, you can disconnect the iPod from the computer.