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DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc)

DVD and Blu-ray are optical disc formats that store digital video and data at high resolutions and capacities. DVD can hold over 2 hours of 720p video while Blu-ray holds over 5 times more data and supports 1080p HD video. Tape was an early storage medium that is now mainly used for backups. Magnetic stripe cards store identifying information read by card readers, while smart cards contain processors and store medical or identity data updated during use. Microfilm and microfiche photographically compress documents onto film or cards requiring magnification to read. Enterprise storage provides centralized, fault tolerant data storage scaled for large organizations' critical systems.

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DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc)

DVD and Blu-ray are optical disc formats that store digital video and data at high resolutions and capacities. DVD can hold over 2 hours of 720p video while Blu-ray holds over 5 times more data and supports 1080p HD video. Tape was an early storage medium that is now mainly used for backups. Magnetic stripe cards store identifying information read by card readers, while smart cards contain processors and store medical or identity data updated during use. Microfilm and microfiche photographically compress documents onto film or cards requiring magnification to read. Enterprise storage provides centralized, fault tolerant data storage scaled for large organizations' critical systems.

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DVD (DIGITAL VERSATILE DISC or DIGITAL VIDEO DISC)

 an optical disc generating a digitized compressed representation of video information


and other digital data. It was a replacement for the analog VHS tapes used in the video
cassette recorders (VCRs) and CD-ROM used in personal computers and servers. 
 DVD can be played repeatedly without reducing the video quality. A standard DVD disc
can hold over 2 hours of video in 720p resolution, with MPEG-2 compression. It can be
supported by almost all computer-based DVD drives.

Blu-ray Disc

 Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is a new optical disc format which mainly used
to enable recording and rewriting, play high-definition video, and store large amounts of
data. It is developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).
 Compared with traditional DVD, Blu-ray can carry over five times the storage capacity. It
offers up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. What’s more, a
Blu-ray disc has the capability to store 1080p HD videos. You should know that, the
standard DVD can only store 480p videos. So, there is no doubt that, Blu-ray can give
you more depth, a wide range of color shades, and more details while playing.

Tape

 One of the first storage media used with mainframe computers was tape. Tape is a
magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of storing large amounts of data and
information at a low cost. Tape no longer is used as a primary method of storage.
Instead, business users utilize tape most often for long-term storage and backup.
 A tape drive reads and writes data and information on a tape.

Magnetic Stripe Cards

 A magnetic stripe card is a credit card, entertainment card, bank card, or other similar
card, with a stripe that contains information identifying you and the card (shown in
Figure 6-1 on page 238). Information stored in the stripe includes your name, account
number, and the card's expiration date. A magnetic stripe card reader reads information
stored on the stripe.

Smart Card

 is similar in size to a credit card or ATM card, stores data on a thin microprocessor
embedded in the card. Smart cards contain a processor and have input, process, output,
and storage capabilities. When you insert the smart card in a specialized card reader,
the information on the smart card is read and, if necessary, updated. Uses of smart
cards include storing medical records, vaccination data, and other health care or
identification information; tracking information, such as customer purchases or
employee attendance; storing a prepaid amount of money, such as for student
purchases on campus; and authenticating users, such as for Internet purchases or
building access. In addition, a smart card can double as an ID card.

Microfilm

 is a 100- to 215-foot roll of film. Microfilming, also called microphotography, consists in


the reduction of images to such a small size that they cannot be read without optical
assistance. This amazing photographic compression often results in a ninety-nine
percent saving of space. The microfilming service is one of the most extensively used
and common practices in modern reprographic science.

Microfiche

 Microfiche is easy to use and does not require specialized knowledge or software to use
it. The documents are photographed and stored in the small space of the microfiche
card. The images are too small to be read by the naked eye. In order to read the
information on the microfiche, a special device is used to greatly magnify the contents.
Like microfilm, microfiche is available as positive and negative images, although
negative images are more common.

Enterprise Storage

 Enterprise storage refers to a centralized data depository that is designed for the needs
of a large organization. Enterprise storage performs the same functions as smaller scale
data storage solutions, but is more reliable and fault tolerant. Enterprise storage can
also be scaled up to serve a large user base and heavy workloads without significantly
slowing down the system.
 Enterprise storage is used for critical systems and data that would result in a business
halt if it were inaccessible or destroyed. Like many enterprise-class solutions, there is no
standard to which a storage system can be compared in order to classify it as enterprise.

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