University of Phoenix
CIS319- Computers and Information Processing
Mani Vijay
September 5, 2006
Hardware Components Paper
With the hard disk drives becoming a standard feature for most computers in the early 1980's, became a more permanent way to store data for a longer period of time. Today, the hard disk drive has become, "one of the most common form of mass storage for personal computer". (Fortunecity, n.d) The hard drive is made of a stronger aluminum alloy than typical floppy disks. The hard drive is to store data in the computer system directly. The hard drive gave computers the ability to remember data even if power goes out.
Audio and videotape is very similar to magnetic tape. This type of storage is a Mylar film coated with an iron oxide. Even though magnetic tape is slower than other forms of storage, it is mostly utilized as an off site storage in case of disasters damage to the main storage.
Floppy disk is similar to tape and record combine. They......
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