nature of storage of media content

Question 1

longevity

Answer 1

how long is it going to last

-cave painting have been around for thousands of years

Question 2

capacity

Answer 2

books, CDs, cassettes - can store a lot of informational

miniaturization - make forms of media smaller (5 ton computer to laptop)

Question 3

portability

Answer 3

how easy is it to move content around

-tied to capacity - easy to move around books on an ebook

Question 4

accessibility

Answer 4

how easy is it to get to content

• most need energy source; but if you do have it then easier to access that content
• standards of vice change, making ti difficult to access content on a different vice
• if you have the right equipment, can get access to much more information.. internet–> search engine

Question 5

reproducibility

Answer 5

• how easily and accurately can you make copies, reproduce content
• quality is often sacrificed for reproducibility and minimization