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Flash memory media can be inserted into a reader in several ways.

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____________________ consists of plastic tape coated with a magnetizable substance that represents the bits and bytes of digital data, similar to magnetic hard disks.

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____ means that data can be retrieved directly from any location on the storage medium, in any order.

Storage devices can be internal (located inside the system unit), external (plugged into an external port on the system unit), or remote (located on another computer).

Most storage servers are based on magnetic hard disks, although SSD and magnetic tape storage systems are also possible.

One or more sectors form a(n) track , the smallest storage area on a hard disk.

Most computer tapes today are in the form of ____ tapes, as shown in the accompanying figure.

SSDs are an especially attractive option for portable computers and mobile devices.

Some drive letters, such as the letter ____ typically used with the primary hard drive, are usually consistent from computer to computer and do not change even if more storage devices are added to a computer.

The time required to move the read/write heads to the cylinder that contains (or will contain) the desired data is called the ____.

Recordable optical discs can be written to, but the discs cannot be erased and reused.

The recommended file system for computers running current versions of Windows is ____.

To keep files organized, related documents are often stored in ____ (also called directories) located on the storage medium.

____________________ data refers to data stored on a device's storage medium that will still be there after you have powered off and on your device.

Storage media are volatile.

There are two parts to any storage system: the storage device and the storage processor .

With random access, the data can only be retrieved in the order in which it is physically stored on the medium.

Some view cloud storage as a specific type of online storage that can be accessed on demand by various Web applications.

Data files are also often called ____.

Users do not have to be concerned with how files are physically stored on a storage medium.