Physical File Formats
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* [[Core rope memory]] | * [[Core rope memory]] | ||
* [[Flash memory]] | * [[Flash memory]] | ||
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** [[Thumb drive]] | ** [[Thumb drive]] | ||
* [[Game cartridges]] | * [[Game cartridges]] | ||
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* [[Random Access Memory]] (RAM) | * [[Random Access Memory]] (RAM) | ||
* [[Read Only Memory]] (ROM chip) | * [[Read Only Memory]] (ROM chip) | ||
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* [[SIM card]] | * [[SIM card]] | ||
* [[Smart card]] | * [[Smart card]] | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 30 December 2013
| File Formats | > | Physical File Formats |
Like the rest, this will be split down further.
One of the first steps in preserving data held on physical media is the correct identification of the medium. See Identifying Physical Media for more information on this.
Traditional
Capacitive
- Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED)
- Video High Density (VHD)
Electronical
- Cables and connectors
- Core rope memory
- Flash memory
- Secure Digital (SD, MiniSD, MicroSD)
- Thumb drive
- Game cartridges
- Keyless entry systems
- Networked devices
- Quantum computer
- Random Access Memory (RAM)
- Read Only Memory (ROM chip)
- SIM card
- Smart card
- Transponder
Magnetic
- Disk cartridge
- Drum memory
- Floppy disk
- Hard disk
- Magnetic stripe card
- Magnetic tape (audio cassettes, video cassettes, reel-to-reel, etc.)
- Magneto-optical drive
- Wire recording
Mechanical
Groove media
Point based media
Optical
Disc media
- Magneto-optical drive
- Optical Discs (CD, DVD, BluRay, etc.)
Photography and Projection
- Holography
- Microform
- Photographic film
- Photographic paper
- Photographic plate
- Transparency (projection)
- X-ray
Other
- Bar codes
- Drexon Laser Card
- Optical mark recognition
- Phonautogram (phonautograph tracing)
