Tag: Computer Data Storage

Optical media is a storage media that holds content in digital form on which information is written (encoded) and read (decoded) by using a laser device. An optical media usually is a flat, circular disc that encodes binary data (bits) on a special material, often aluminum, on one of its flat surfaces.

Optical discs are not based on magnetic charges like hard drives are, the discs are less likely to lose their data and have a longer shelf life....

An input/output device is also known as a storage device. These computer devices preserve information for retrieval. In other words, a storage device is capable of storing data. The term usually refers to mass storage devices, such as disk and tape drives.

There are two types of storage devices used in computers; a ‘primary storage device and a ‘secondary storage’ device....

Computer data storage, computer memory, and often casual storage or memory refer to computer components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data used for computing for some interval of time.

Computer data storage provides one of the core functions of the modern computer, that of information retention. It is one of the fundamental components of all modern computers and is coupled with a central processing unit (CPU, a processor)....