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A. B. C. D. A vehicle of data storage It is where data are stored Data in a medium are accessed by input peripherals in the same sense that data can be stored in a medium by output peripherals Hollerith Card- More commonly refereed to as the punched card. Developed by Dr. Herman Hollerith, an engineer, it was specifically designed for use with the Holerith code Paper Tape- Similar to the common paper tape of the teletype in function and vary by fractions of an inch in width; The paper tape had already existed long before it was introduced to the computer Continuous Form The most common permanent medium today; also know as a hard copy or a printout; practically the only medium which is readily human readable and inexpensive Special Paper/Document- Specialized medium to be used in special printer; usually refers to paper medium that is specially treated; may come in various shapes, sizes, and designs since These are generally customized for a specific user, requirement, and purpose Magnetic Tape Utilized with magnetic drive units requiring only media that come in reel form; relatively fast in physical movement but quite slow in the access of data; sequential accessing only

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F. Disk-used with magnetic drive units requiring only media to be in the form of flat circular platters; most popular and fastest medium (still) in use today; data access is direct. Examples of magnetic disks are as follows:
1. Floppy or Flexible Disk- These are single-platters of very thin disks similar to the cartridge. Except for the obvious difference in physical dimensions, a diskette (as it is more popularly known), employs direct contact to store and retrieve data
a. 5 Floppy disk- are common with PCs manufactured before 1987. The storage capacity ranges from 100Kb to 1.2 Mb; 360 Kb and 1.2 Mb are commonly used 3 Floppy Disk have larger storage capacity than 5 floppy disk. 720Kb and 1.44 Mb are commonly used. 400 Kb, 800 Kb, and 1.2 Mb are also available

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1. Floppy or Flexible Disk
c. High Capacity Disk
c.1 Zip Disk Developed by Iomega Corporation can hold 100 or 250 Mb of data. It is slightly larger than 3 floppy disk and twice as thick. It s slightly larger than 3 floppy disk and twice as thick c.2 Super Disk- Developed by Imation Corporation can hold up to 120 MB of data c.3 HiFD (High Density Floppy Disk)- Developed by Sony , can hold up to 120 MB of data and has data transfer rates of up to 3.6 Mbps c.4 Jaz Disk- Developed by Iomega Corporation can hold up to 2 GB of data and has data transfer rates of up to 5.5 Mbps

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Hard or Fixed Disk Hard Disks are produced from a light metal alloy coated on both sides with a layer of iron oxide. The hard disk, along with its read-write head, is permanently sealed to protect it from outside elements that can affect it
Examples of non-magnetic disks: 1. Optical Disk (formerly Video or Laser Disk)- Stores information of extremely high density on a disk in the form of tiny pits, the presence or absence of which corresponds to a bit of information read by a tightly focused laser beam

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1. Optical Disk
a. b. c. d. e. f. CD-ROM- Data are stamped by vendors and cannot be modified CD-R (Compact Disk Recordable)- data can only be written once to the disk and can be read many times; this is commonly referred to as WORM (Write Once Read Many) CD-RW (Compact Disk ReWritable) or EO (Erasable Optical) Data can be erased and modified like the magnetic disk using the CD-RW drive. DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disk or Digital Video Disk) Like CD-ROM but with a larger storage capacity of 4.75Gb to 17Gb. It uses MPEG-2 to compress video data DVD+RW Led by Hewlett-Packard, Philips and Sony. A rewritable compact disk that supports 3 Gb per disk side FMD-ROM (Fluorescent Multi-Layer Disc)- Introduced by Constellation 3D Inc. It can hold up to 140 Gb of data. FMD-ROM discs embed fluorescent materials in the pits and grooves of all 10+ layers. The fluorescent materials are stimulated by laser light hence producing coherent and incoherent light

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Specialized Forms Rare and unusual forms of media; each of these have been specially designed to satisfy their respective working requirements; the speed will depend on its specification and on its application; access modes also vary; Special forms of media vary in physical dimensions, shape, use, speed, and a host of other characteristics.

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G. Specialized Form
1. Magnetic Ink- Ink that has been treated with a magnetic compound that emits a magnetic field that can be detected by special devices. The characteristics and shapes of these fields are dictated by the characteristics of the symbols formed Magnetic Card- roughly the size of a calling card, it has four magnetized strips on its sides that serve as storage areas where vital information may be accessed readily. Present magnetic cards are used as identification cards in security areas and as credit cards or as ATM cards Cathode-Ray Tube- Also known as monitor, console, CTR (its acronym), terminal, work station, video display, screen, and televideo. Although commonly referred to as a device, it is considered as a special medium. The real medium is light. The CRT will continue to be the most popular medium because not only is it the fastest, it is also more economical, since, information may be accessed without waste Microfilm Traditionally not considered as a computer medium, it is always used for archival purposes. Its uses has been severely limited because of the development of the video disks and cassettes

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