backing up storage media devices

Question 1

magnetic tapes

Answer 1

• Magnetic tapes are thin strips of plastic which are coated with a magnetic layer.
• These thin strips are then fed through a read/write head mechanism.
• This data on the magnetic coated tape is stored as magnetised bits.
• The data is stored in sequence, causing data retrieval fairly slow.
• They can be used in batch processing, utility billing systems, payroll applications and making back ups.

Question 2

advantages of magnetic tapes

Answer 2

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