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    Magnetic tape is a medium used for storing digital information through sequential access, where data bits are recorded one after the other. It was first used in 1951 and is packaged in cartridges and cassettes of various sizes. Magnetic tape is a sequential-access storage device, requiring the tape head to read records one by one from the beginning to access a specific record, unlike direct-access disk drives. While slower than disks, magnetic tapes provide low-cost, high-capacity, and portable storage suited for backups and archives.

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    Magnetic tape is a medium used for storing digital information through sequential access, where data bits are recorded one after the other. It was first used in 1951 and is packaged in cartridges and cassettes of various sizes. Magnetic tape is a sequential-access storage device, requiring the tape head to read records one by one from the beginning to access a specific record, unlike direct-access disk drives. While slower than disks, magnetic tapes provide low-cost, high-capacity, and portable storage suited for backups and archives.

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    Magnetic tape is a medium used for storing digital information through sequential access, where data bits are recorded one after the other. It was first used in 1951 and is packaged in cartridges and cassettes of various sizes. Magnetic tape is a sequential-access storage device, requiring the tape head to read records one by one from the beginning to access a specific record, unlike direct-access disk drives. While slower than disks, magnetic tapes provide low-cost, high-capacity, and portable storage suited for backups and archives.

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    Magnetic tape is a medium that used for storing digital information, back up and archiving on

    digital recording. Magnetic tape were packaged by cartridges and cassettes of many sizes and
    shapes. Magnetic tape was first used to record computer data and programs in 1951.Magnetic
    tape has sequential access where data bits are recorded one after the other. To find these bits,
    the tape drive has to be fast forwarded or rewind so that the data can be found. A tape drive is
    a sequential-access device. If the tape head is positioned at record 1, then to read record N, it
    is require to read physical records 1 through N 1, one at a time. If the head is currently
    positioned beyond the desired record, it is necessary to rewind the tape a certain distance and
    begin reading forward. Unlike the disk, the tape is in motion only during a read or write
    operation. In contrast to the tape, the disk drive is referred to as a direct-access device. A disk
    drive need not read all the sectors on a disk sequentially to get to the desired one. It must only
    wait for the intervening sectors within one track and can make successive accesses to any
    track. Magnetic tape was the first kind of secondary memory. It is still widely used as the
    lowest-cost, slowest-speed member of the memory hierarchy.
    There are two common forms of Magnetic Tape:
    1: Reel-to-Reel Magnetic Tape

    Reels Large reels of tape which must be loaded into a


    reel-to-reel tape drive. This type of tape is usually used
    by mainframe computers.

    2: Cartridge Magnetic Tape


    The tape is supplied in a small cartridge rather like a music
    tape. This type of tape is used on PCs (microcomputers) and
    the device used to read/write the tapes is called a tape
    streamer.
    Capacities of cartridges vary from 10Gb to 200Gb.

    Characteristics of Magnetic Tapes


    No direct access, but very fast sequential access.
    Resistant to different environmental conditions.
    Easy to transport, store, cheaper than disk.
    Before, it was widely used to store application data; nowadays, its mostly used for backups
    or archives (tertiary storage).
    Advantage of magnetic tape
    Probably the cheapest form of storage per

    Disadvantage of magnetic tape


    Slow serial access

    megabyte if storage
    Can store large amounts of data and data

    Require a special piece of equipment to

    can be stored up to 1 terabyte per tape

    record and read the data on the tape

    cartridge
    Can be set up to do the back up overnight or

    The data might be corrupted if the tape is

    over weekend

    placed near a strong magnetic field e.g. a


    large speaker or magnet.

    Text book:
    6.4 MAGNETIC TAPE
    Tape systems use the same reading and recording techniques as disk systems. The medium is
    flexible polyester (similar to that used in some clothing) tape coated with magnetizable
    material. The coating may consist of particles of pure metal in special binders or vapor-plated
    metal films. The tape and the tape drive are analogous to a home tape recorder system. Tape
    widths vary from 0.38 cm (0.15 inch) to 1.27 cm
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    Magnetic
    Tape
    Storage.
    (n.d.).
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    03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/tapestorage/

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    Magnetic Tape. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.custom-magnets.com/magnetic_tape.htm


    Zandbergen, P. (Ed.). (2003). Magnetic Storage: Definition, Devices & Examples - Video &
    Lesson Transcript | Study.com. Retrieved 2015, from
    http://study.com/academy/lesson/magnetic-storage-definition-devices-examples.html

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