Removable media is any type of mass storage device that you may use in one system and then physically remove from that system and use in another. Removable media has been a part of the personal PC from its first introduction back in 1980. Granted, back then the only removable media available were floppy disks, but the ability to easily move programs and data from one machine to another was quickly established as one of the strongest points of the personal computer. Over time, higher capacity removable media technologies were introduced. Some technologies—CDs, DVDs, and thumb drives, for example—have become very common. Other technologies (that you may or may not have heard of) like the Iomega Zip drives were extremely popular for a time but faded away. The history of PCs has also left a trash heap of removable media technologies that were trumpeted in with fanfare and a lot of money but never really saw any adoption. Today’s highly internetworked computers have reduced the need for removable media as a method of sharing programs and data, but removable media has so many other uses that this hasn’t slowed things down a bit. Removable media is the perfect tool for software distribution, data archiving, and system backup. As a PC technician, you’ll not only need to install, maintain, and troubleshoot removable media on a system working for users, but you’ll also find yourself turning to removable media (remember the live CDs in the previous chapter?) as a way to store and run software tools to perform all types of PC support! Good morning
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:10:15 +0000
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