Magnetic tape

Posted in | at 3/03/2011 09:35:00 AM

          Remember during the older days, we use cassette players to play our music? The magical black/brown long roll stuff in the cassette will be spun and run in order for us to hear the music. What is that exactly in the cassette tape?



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Flash/Memory Cards

Posted in | at 3/03/2011 12:51:00 AM

          What is a memory card? Some people might think about the memory card that is used by Sony Playstation to save your own game data for progress. Well, they're not wrong definitely. But the term 'memory card' is very common as it is one of the primary storage devices that are often used in small electronic devices.

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Optical media

Posted in | at 3/01/2011 12:26:00 PM

             Optical media refers to discs that are read by a laser. This includes CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, and all the variations of the two formats -- Minidisc, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, HD-DVD, UMD, Blu-ray, and many others. 

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Solid State Drives

Posted in | at 3/01/2011 03:08:00 AM

          Ever heard of solid state drives (SSD)? Chances are you probably did, but do not really know what they are. I can imagine you scratching your head saying: " Aren't they just about the same with hard disk drives?" There’s been a lot of hype lately about solid state hard drives as well as a lot of computers offering them as an option. What exactly are solid state hard drives, what are their pros and cons over standard mechanical hard disk drives? In this mini tip, we’ll take a look at these drives that seems to have mysteriously appeared in the market, especially with Apple.





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