Question

Scenario: You are assigned as your health care facility’s librarian. One of your responsibilities is to ensure the intellectual materials in the library last indefinitely. Which of the following media will last the longest?

• A. Paper
• B. Optical storage (DVD, CD-ROM)
• C. Magnetic tape
• D. Magnetic drive
• E. All of the above
• F. None of the above

Answer 1

Ans) C. Magnetic tape

Explaination:

- Hard drives, flash storage and CDs will generally last around 10 years max, magnetic tapes can last for 50 years and possibly longer. It depends entirely on the ambient electromagnetic noise, the density of the media, and the quality of the read/write head.