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Learn about different storage media, including cloud storage, disk, and solid state storage, and about the importance of choosing the right media for digital preservation. Please give us feedback by submitting a comment! This video, designed for a general audience, is part of the State Library of North Carolina's "Inform U" series.

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Comparison of Storage
Media

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Solid State Storage
Media

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IGCSE ICT - Solid State Storage Devices and Media

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different types of solid state storage media.

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Optical Storage
Media

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IGCSE ICT - Optical Storage Devices and Media

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In this section you will see the 8 different types of optical storage media.

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Magnetic Storage
Media

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IGCSE ICT - Magnetic Storage Devices and Media

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The table below shows you some examples of magnetic storage media. Click each of the media to move to more information:

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Storage Media
Introduction

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Storage device , Storage media, Internal, External, Magnetic, Optical, Solid-State

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Ways in which Data is Stored and Read

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IGCSE ICT - Serial and Direct Data Access

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Data Storage and Backing up Data

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IGCSE ICT - Data Storage and Backing up Data

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'data storage' and 'backing up data'. We also discuss why it is very important that data is backed up and briefly look at some circumstanses that can destroy our data.