FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which of the following types of storage media are commonly used by businesses to archive large amounts of data?

A	Hard disk drive
B	Optical disc
C	Magnetic tape
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Magnetic tape has a high storage capacity but data has to be accessed in order (serial access) so it is generally only used by companies to back up or archive large amounts of data.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Hard disk drives are non-volatile magnetic storage devices capable of remembering vast amounts of data.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hard disk drives Hard disks continue to be the dominant media for backup storage appliances, active archives and long-term retention. A disk-based backup appliance might also include interfaces to replicate data copies, such as clones and snapshots, to tertiary devices or a hybrid cloud.

Detailed explanation-4: -Large organisations who need to back up their systems daily tend to use magnetic tapes to store their data.

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