1.2 - Types of information storage media

Question 1

Paper

Answer 1

A traditional form of information storage eg handwritten notes, maps, reports.

Question 2

Optical media

Answer 2

A type of media used to store data which is read by a laser such as a CD or a DVD.

Question 3

Magnetic media - Fixed hard drive

Answer 3

Has read/write heads, processes data quickly can be damaged easily.

Question 4

Solid-state media

Answer 4

Stores data in circuitry eg SSD cards.

Question 5

Cloud storage

Answer 5

Data that is stored on remote servers accessed from the internet.

Question 6

Magnetic media - Portable hard disk drive -

Answer 6

Has read/write heads, can be used on any computer via USB port, easy to misplace have stolen.

Question 7

Magnetic media - magnetic tape

Answer 7

Data stored in the form of binary numbers, serial access, very large storage capacities, slow data access - most frequently used for backups and archiving.

Question 8

Mutability

Answer 8

The ability to change the content of a storage medium

Question 9

Robustness

Answer 9

Storage media that does not break easily.

Question 10

Storage capacity

Answer 10

The maximum amount of data that can be stored on a storage medium