Unit 2 LO1 - Types of Storage Media 1.2

Which of these is not a technology available to access information...

Forms, handwritten notes, maps, telephone directories are ...

CD and DVDs are ....

Hard disk drives and tapes are ...

SSD hard drives, memory drives are ...

What are becoming obsolete, breakable when dropped, heavy and has moving parts. Slower than SSD but also cheaper.

What has no moving parts, faster, low power, more durable but more expensive.

What is more personal, easily customized, easily portable, no electric, low tech. Not easy to change neatly and difficult to produce professional results.

What is more stable storage, portable and affordable. Needs a special drive to access it. Surface scratches easily, damaging the data.

What is used to make quick notes, brainstorm, draw concepts. Or is used in situations when tech is not available.

What is good for to sell or store graphics, video, files and software, including games.

What is used in portable devices due there being no moving parts and lighter weight. Used to store and transfer files.

What is used less and less for day-to-day backups, but businesses still use it for archiving and off-site storage.

More recent advances make this a more stable option to store data, the purpose being to be able to access it from anywhere on any device with an internet connection.

Accessible from anywhere with internet or ability to edit online. Higher security risk and compatibility issues and slower access to files.

A Doctor's surgery wants to keep hold of all of their patient records, these will be kept within the office and do not need to be moved from place to place.

A copy of the bus timetable for a bus driver on their route

Valley Park School wants to share the latest songs recorded by their bands

A YouTuber wants to be able to quickly edit and save their videos. They will take these files with them on their travels around the world.