My Favourite Storage Device and Media

Reasons for storing data are:

§  Basic setup information and operating systems are required for the computer to function

§  Application software needs to be available for the user to carry out tasks

§  Files created by the user need to be stored so that they can be used again

§  Data may need to be transferred from one device to another

§  Backup copies need to be taken in case the original files are lost or have become corrupt

MAGNETIC storage

§  Hard disks

§  Floppy disks

§  DAT tapes

OPTICAL storage

§  CD RW

§  DVD RW

§  CD R

§  DVD R

FLASH memory is usually used in portable devices like digital cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones and sat-navs

ONLINE storage – some photograph printing companies offer sites where users can store their photographs