How To Select File Storage Media

Like books and materials, archives also have their existing form, which is commonly referred to as carriers.

In other words, we can only start with the outline of our archives.

Paper media is the most widely used storage medium nowadays. Although people are constantly mentioning "paperless office", it is still the leading role in the office.

Because paper archives are older than electronic, magnetic or other media, their equipment, supply and archiving procedures are relatively standardized.

The paper files are usually stored in boxes, and there are printed or printed labels on the folders and catalogues inside them.

It is easy to buy different kinds of file boxes, equipment and other supplies in the market.

The use of magnetic media is fast, but some people predict that the use of magnetic disk and tape storage computer files has not yet exceeded paper storage.

The common magnetic media are: floppy disk, hard disk and magnetic tape.

The floppy disk: the volume of the floppy disk is very small. It is a disk that can be moved like a disc. Currently, a 3.5 inch floppy disk is commonly used, and its storage space depends on the storage capacity provided by the manufacturer.

Hard disk: the permanent hard disk and the floppy disk are also a kind of magnetic storage device.

It can be installed in a computer or attached to an external hard disk.

The hard disk has large storage capacity and can save a large amount of data organized by different filenames.

The way to store information on hard disk depends on the hardware and software of the generated file.

Although the use of computer disk exceeds the use of microfilm media in storage data, microfilm and microfilm have been playing an important role in long-term storage, especially in the preservation of archival materials.

Optical storage media refers to the mass storage of computer data.

CD-ROM is a new technology for the former media. It is designed to process computer generated data and files and other files that can scan into the optical storage system. It has developed rapidly in recent years.

Optical storage can save data on magnetic disk, tape and card, of which CD is the most common form.

CD-ROM is the most common disc. It is like a small CD, but it can not be edited on the top.

The storage space on the CD is very large. A CD-ROM can store the encyclopedia, thousands of articles and a lot of other information.

WORM is a kind of metal disk that is written and read many times. After writing the data, it can no longer be deleted or modified.

Erasable optical disks: the optical media can be used repeatedly. The most common one is magneto optical disk. It can provide users with fast storage and retrieval of large amounts of data.