| p>Media storage devices are capable of preserving | | | | personal computer without much of a hassle. |
| data, images, audio and video files of large sizes in a | | | | Writeable and rewriteable compact disks (what a |
| comparatively small area. The evolution of the media | | | | mouthful) or popularly known as CDR and CDRW |
| storage devices right from the 64 KB floppy disk with | | | | media storage devices have a capacity to store |
| its huge size (5 ¾ inches) to the present day | | | | around 800 MB of data, audio, or video files. Since |
| pen drives having a capacity 80GB has taken place | | | | most of the personal computers are configured to |
| within this decade. | | | | have a CD ROM Drive, it is very easy to transfer or |
| Since many of the media storage devices which were | | | | read the files from any personal computer. The |
| very popular a few years ago have now become | | | | CDRW media can be reused again and again after |
| totally obsolete, we will start from the hard disk and zip | | | | deleting the files written earlier. |
| drive which set a trend in removable media storage | | | | The wonder of wonders among the media storage |
| device. | | | | device is the Pen Drive. It is also known as a USB |
| Hard disk is a fixed media storage devices lacking | | | | Drive. The pen drive can be connected very easily to |
| portability. When you buy a personal computer you | | | | the Universal Serial Bus Port (USB port) of the |
| decide what should be the capacity of the hard disk | | | | personal computer and once connected; it becomes |
| which is fixed inside the personal computer. The | | | | another external drive of the system. The latest Pen |
| storage capacity of the hard disk is gradually | | | | Drive has the capacity to store around 80 GB of |
| increasing as the days goes by – earlier, a | | | | information. Some of the fancier Pen drives are |
| decade ago, 2 GB hard disk was the largest storage | | | | available with a built in MP3 player and a voice |
| capacity possible. Now there are hard disks available | | | | recorder too. Conversations can be recorded in WAV |
| with a capacity to store 1 TB (Tetra Byte – | | | | format and later on can be transcribed to text using |
| equivalent to 1024 GB). Find more info at [ | | | | the voice recognition software. Files can be written, |
| Zip drive or disk is one the most popular portable | | | | deleted, transferred and rewritten in Pen Drives very |
| media storage device. Even though the highest | | | | easily. Among all the media storage devices, a Pen |
| capacity available is around 600 MB, its portability | | | | Drive is the most compact, easy to use and |
| made it very popular. It can be attached to any | | | | functionally versatile device. |