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Storage Device Table

The document compares various storage devices including magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs, detailing their storage methods, capacities, advantages, and disadvantages. Magnetic tape is ideal for backup and archival purposes, while hard disks are used for operating system storage. Optical media like CDs and DVDs are used for software distribution and data backup, but have limitations in terms of capacity and durability.

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Storage Device Table

The document compares various storage devices including magnetic tape, hard disks, floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs, detailing their storage methods, capacities, advantages, and disadvantages. Magnetic tape is ideal for backup and archival purposes, while hard disks are used for operating system storage. Optical media like CDs and DVDs are used for software distribution and data backup, but have limitations in terms of capacity and durability.

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Device Storage Access Typical Storage Advantages Disadvantages Typical Use

Method Method Capacity


Magnetic Magnetic Sequential Up to 1.6 TB per  Easy to  Difficult to update. Backup and archival purpose
Tape access tape cartridge transport and  Must be stored in a suitable
store. environment. (smoke, dust,
 Cheap. temperature and humidity
controlled)
Hard Disk Magnetic Random From gigabytes  Direct access  Not portable Operating system storage
Access to multiple  Fast data  Not suitable for long term
terabytes transfer speeds archival storage.
Floppy Disk Magnetic Random 1.44 MB  Portable  Extremely limited capacity Small-scale data storage and
Access  At one time it  Susceptible to damage transfer
was widely
used for small-
scale data
storage and
transfer
CD Optical Sequential 700MB for a  Relatively low  Read-only nature for Distribution of software, mu
standard CD cost per disk standard CDs and other digital content
 Widely  Limited storage compared
compatible to modern media
with various
devices
DVD Optical Sequential Ranges from 4.7  Higher storage  Limited storage compared Distribution of larger softwar
(single-layer) GB capacity to newer technologies like packages, movies and data
to 17GB (dual- compared to Blu-Ray. backup.
layer) CDs  Susceptible to scratches.
 Widely used
for video
distribution
and software
installation

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