Storage methods mindmap

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Mindmap with advantages and disadvantages of storage devices
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Mind Map by dominik los, updated more than 1 year ago
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Storage methods mindmap
  1. Dat tapes
    1. Small in size so they are easy to store off site.
      1. Use a small ammount of power compared to hard drives
        1. Slow to retrieve data
          1. difficult to restore selected files
          2. Hard drive
            1. Stored items are not lost of the computer is turned off.
              1. Very large storage capacity
                1. Relatively low cost
                  1. Far slower to access data than ROM and RAM chips
                    1. Disk is stored inside the computer so its hard to move
                    2. Online storage
                      1. Great for disaster recovery as servers are usualy far away
                        1. Files can be accesed anywhere where there is internet connection
                          1. Cant access data if there is no internet connection
                            1. Storage space has limits and cost to expand
                            2. Optical storage
                              1. Very cheap to produce
                                1. Small and portable
                                  1. Fairly fast to access data
                                    1. Fragile and easy to scratch
                                      1. Storage capacity is fairly small
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