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Types Of Information Storage Media (Magnetic Media (Uses magnetic patterns…
Types Of Information Storage Media
Paper
Traditional form of information storage and includes forms, handwritten notes, maps and telephone directories.
Easily damaged when handled, costs a lot to transport and can be hard to keep secure
Optical media
Better known as music and film storage that
CDs and DVDs are methods of digital information and data storage that can hold information of many types
One of the key uses is for software distribution
Magnetic Media
Uses magnetic patterns to store data
Data can be stored on external hard drives
Data can also be stored on tapes
Most frequently used for backup or archiving
Solid State Media
Stores data in circuitry
Increasingly popular because of speed
Can be used in place of hard drives
Don't require air cooling
Characteristics
Mutability
Robustness
Access to Data
Cost
Storage Capacity