Types of Media
History of Media
Health Applications
Hardware for Data Access
100
A collection of stacked discs with a reader arm.
What is a hard drive?
100
The first major application of computer data storage "that really counted."
What is the U.S. Census?
100
This would be a current (i.e. used today), but very bad way to store medical records.
What is optical/CD/ROM memory?
100
This update of an old technology puts the "smart" in "smart cards."
What is RFID?
200
This original "floppy" material could store data, as well as analog music and sound.
What is magnetic tape?
200
Dr. Evil just wanted some sharks with frickin'... methods for reading CD's and DVD's.
What is a LASER beam?
200
The biggest concern with storing medical records.
What are privacy or security?
200
The advantage of QR codes is that so many people can access them through this portable device?
What is a smartphone?
300
This picture tells a thousand words. Or links. Or all your social media history.
What is a QR code?
300
When it first came out, this limitation made it hard to put a new hard drive under the Christmas tree.
What is size?
300
This refers to having confidence that the data will be correct, accurate and not accidentally erased or edited.
What is integrity?
300
This light-based sensor reads small strings of data in black and white bars.
What is a barcode scanner?
400
For people who always get it right the first time, this term means that the media can only be written to once.
What is ROM?
400
The precursor of the CD, this disc could have doubled as a frisbee.
What is the Laserdisc?
400
This refers to the users' confidence in the data being available on a constant basis.
What is reliability?
400
Evolved from the old music cassettes, this device gets credit for helping you shop in person (though not online).
What is the magnetic stripe reader?
500
This method of storage revolutionized portable devices, but has concerns about longevity and preservation of data.
What is Flash Memory?
500
The progress of data storage is really about these three major trends.
What are size, capacity and cost?
500
The underlying technology under proposed digital International Health Cards.
What is RFID?
500
This is the most important consideration of any data storage and access device or technology.
What is reliability?
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