The Development Of Data Storage Media From Time To Period, From Paper Spread To Chip

Illustration of storage media (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA - Data storage media is important in the use of smart electronic devices, such as computers, laptops, and smartphones. Along with technological advances, data storage media from time to time also develops.

Data storage media is growing so rapidly following devices that are also increasingly sophisticated. Starting from the previous data storage media in the form of box boxes, now its shape is getting smaller and more practical to use. What is the evolution of data storage media from time to time?

The following is the journey of the evolution of data storage media from time to time, from the old to the latest era:

The punch card is a storage medium discovered in 1725 by Basile Buchon. This storage medium was used until 1970. The punch card is in the form of a piece of paper containing two commands. Its store has 90 columns and a very small storage capacity. The main function of the punch card is not storing data, but to store different machine settings.

The punch tape was developed by Alexander Bain, a philosopher from Scotland in 1846. This storage media is a development of the Punch Card. This storage medium can also store more data.

Selectron tube was developed by Corporation of America (RCA) in 1946. This storage medium form is a tube measuring 10 inches. Selectron tube can store computer data up to 4095 bits or the equivalent of 512 bytes. The price is expensive with a small capacity, making this storage medium rarely produced and not very popular.

This one storage medium was developed in 1932 by Gustav Tauschek, an Austrian IT ahil. The Magnetic Drum Memory was quite popular in 1950-1960 This storage medium is in the form of a tube or drum which is 16 inches long. This storage can support IBM 650 computers, which are equipped with about 10,000 characters from the main memory.

Magnetic Tape was developed in the 1950s by the company International Business Machine Corporation (IBM). This storage medium is about 365 meters long. Magnetic tape is often used as storage and popular in the mid-1980s.

This storage medium began production in 1963 by Philips and is part of the Magnetic Tape. Compact Cassette is used for computers, such as ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, to store data.

Disket is a storage medium introduced for the first time in 1969. At that time, storage media could only be used to read. It is not possible to modify or delete data in storage. The disk measures about 8 inch and initially stores data about 80 Kb. Only four years later, the Disket provides data storage of up to 256 Kb.

This storage medium is a high-quality magnetic layered disk. The capacity of this storage medium is 100, 250, to 750 Megabytes. Meanwhile, for 100 Megabytes, the capacity exceeds 70 times the usual disk capacity.

Hard Drive is the first storage media with a capacity of 500 GB. This one storage medium is very well known for its affordable price and offers a large storage capacity.

Memory card is a storage medium developed in the 1990s. This one is storage for small devices, such as cell phones and cameras.

Flashdisk was introduced in 1999 by Amir Ban, Oron Ogdan, and Dov Moran. This storage medium is used to transfer data from device one to another. Flasdisk is also used as a place for backup storage. This storage medium is quite popular until now because its use is quite practical.

Such is the review of the development of storage media from time to time. Storage media continues to develop both in terms of storage capacity and its shape. Its use is now increasingly more practical in adjusting to the needs of today's era.

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