Data Backup
Still Using Floppy Disks To Backup Your Data? Are You Nuts?
Floppy disks are one of the oldest forms of data storage they are not however THE oldest data storage device. For the purpose of this article we're only going to look at relatively modern...
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What Is IDE and What Does It Mean To Your Computer?
IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics and is an established standard for connecting hard drives or CD-ROM drives in home computers. IDE was and is part of the ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) standard which encompased the IDE, E-IDE, ATAPI and...
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Zip Drives Offer Convenient And Effective Data Storage
The Iomega Zip drive. Any computer fan who has ever used one will repeat the name with a smile. When the Zip drive first burst onto the computer scene in 90s it caused a real...
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What Is USB and How Does It Work?
USB stands for Universal Serial Bus which is a type of interface or connection on your home computer (PC or Mac). USB was originally designed to allow multiple external devices to be connected to a computer...
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How To Backup Your Data To CDRW Drives
The launch of CD-ROM drives for home computers saw the beginning of a revolution in computer history - multimedia. You were no longer confined to looking at blocky graphics and computer generated sounds. Digital...
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SATA – An Overview Of the Latest Hard Drive Technology
SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is a type of computer storage connection technology (also known as a bus). It was designed to replace the very old ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) storage device technology that had been popular...
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Tape Backup – What Are The Alternative Backup Methods?
Tape drives provided the backup solution of choice for many, many years. In the days of limited capacity hard drives and tiny floppy disks the concept of being able to store gigabytes of information...
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USB Flash Drives Offer An Ideal Portable Backup Solution
The USB flash memory drive has to rate as one of the greatest inventions of the new Millenium. They're light, compact, portable, fast and very easy to use. Another added bonus is that they're cheap. USB...