Storage Types

Choosing an appropriate storage device

by Mr Arnold

Poll

Mr Bennet, a dedicated Cardiff City Fan, runs a website sharing pirated videos of Cardiff City matches. He does not charge any money for these videos.

He needs a large amount of storage for his server, which is stored securely in a server room. What data storage method would be best?

• SSD

• Hard Disk

• Magnetic Tape

• USB Stick/SD Card

• Optical Disk

Poll

Mr Stevens, a history buff, amateur archivist and Daily Mail reader keeps an archive of letters to the editor. The files are all quite small.

Soon he hopes to bury these in a time capsule for future generations to enjoy. What storage media would be best?

• SSD

• Hard Disk

• Magnetic Tape

• USB Stick/SD Card

• Optical Disk

Poll

Mr Arnold is a keen cyclist and youtuber. One of his favourite activities is to create unnecessary confrontations with other road users and record the argument on his GoPro. Sometimes he creates arguments with people who are bigger and angrier than him and needs to make quick escapes over bumpy terrain.

What storage media would be best for him?

• SSD

• Hard Disk

• Magnetic Tape

• USB Stick/SD Card

• Optical Disk

Poll

Mr Coates is an avid fan of ‘Homes under the Hammer’ and has recorded every episode ever aired. He keeps everything stored across a number of hard disks but would also like to keep a backup of them.

What storage medium would be best?

• SSD

• Hard Disk

• Magnetic Tape

• USB Stick/SD Card

• Optical Disk

Poll

Mr Williams, an avid MMORPG player wishes his games would load faster. What storage device would you recommend to improve his load times?

• SSD

• Hard Disk

• Magnetic Tape

• USB Stick/SD Card

• Optical Disk

Poll

In a past life, Ms Greenway was a spy for Mi6. Sometimes, she would need to discretely smuggle data out of the country.

What data storage device would be best for her?

• SSD

• Hard Disk

• Magnetic Tape

• USB Stick/SD Card

• Optical Disk