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differentiate among various computer storage peripherals for each question required discussion (100-word minimum)
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Running Head: COMPUTER PERIPHERALS
Computer Peripherals Discussion Questions
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Computer Peripherals Discussion Questions
Question 1.
Identify where magnetic tape is still in use and explain why
Magnetic tape is made up of a narrow and long plastic strip that is coated with a thin magnetic
material. There are numerous benefits of using magnetic tapes for storage in comparison to other
storage methods. One of which is durability, they have a long useful life. For instance, magnetic
tapes can still be read after 30 years whereas the usual hard drives rarely reach five years
(Nuncic, 2016). They are therefore more reliable than hard disks or cloud computing. Magnetic
tapes are used as main backup storage facilities for most organizations. This is because they are
up to four times faster to read compared to reading a hard disk. Besides, the modern magnetic
tape archives can be incorporated with document management systems hence the life cycle of a
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