Storage

1. Optical Discs

1.1. An optical disc consists of a flat, round, portable disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is written and read by a laser

1.2. Typically store software, data, digital photos, movies, and music

2. Other Types of Storage

2.1. Tape is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data and information

2.2. A tape drive reads and writes data and information on a tape

2.3. Enterprise storage stores huge volumes of data and information for large businesses

3. Hard Disks

3.1. A hard disk contains one or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and information

3.1.1. New node

3.2. Hard disks can store data using longitudinal recording or perpendicular recording

3.3. Formatting is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors so that the operating system can store and locate data and information on the disk

4. Flash Memory Storage

4.1. Flash memory chips are a type of solid state media and contain no moving parts

4.2. A memory card is a removable flash memory device that you insert and remove from a slot in a computer, mobile device, or card reader/writer

4.3. USB flash drives plug into a USB port on a computer or mobile device

5. Cloud Storage

5.1. Cloud storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer users