Disk vs. Tape

Many people have a basic understanding of the principles of hard-disks and data recovery from disks. Tapes, however, seem to be more difficult to grasp, while both tape and disk store data magnetically. This would make tape and disk principally similar. The fundamental differences between tape and disk derive from the fact that disks store data on rigid, circular platters, while a tape stores data on long narrow coiled up flexible material. The disk spins all of the time and can give you access

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