David Abarca, Instructor

Del Mar College

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Best Methods for

Long-Term Data Storage

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What’s should you use?Diskettes, CDs, DVDs, USBs?

What are the risks of using diskettes?

Dust, Magnetic Fields, Temperature

Diskettes hold small amounts of data

Compatibility with future systems

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What’s should you use?Diskettes, CDs, DVDs, USBs?

What are the risks of using CDs or DVDs?

Scratches, Temperature Future Compatibility

CDs hold 650-700MB of data

DVDs hold 4.7-8.5GB of data

DVD+RW can be rewritten up to 1000 times_

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What’s should you use?Diskettes, CDs, DVDs, USBs?

What are the risks of using USB storage?

Temperature and Compatibility

USB drives currently hold up to 8GB of data

No mechanical parts

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What’s should you use?Diskettes, CDs, DVDs, USBs?

What The Future Holds????

Having an offline storage option

Paper records for certain documents

A secure fire-proof & water-proof facility

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