Magnetic Tape memory Last Updated : 28 Apr, 2020 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report Magnetic drums, magnetic tape and magnetic disks are types of magnetic memory. These memories use property for magnetic memory. Here, we have explained about magnetic tape in brief. Magnetic Tape memory : In magnetic tape only one side of the ribbon is used for storing data. It is sequential memory which contains thin plastic ribbon to store data and coated by magnetic oxide. Data read/write speed is slower because of sequential access. It is highly reliable which requires magnetic tape drive writing and reading data. Image from Wikipedia - Magnetic Tape Memory The width of the ribbon varies from 4mm to 1 Inch and it has storage capacity 100 MB to 200 GB. Let’s see various advantages and disadvantages of Magnetic Tape memory. Advantages : These are inexpensive, i.e., low cost memories. It provides backup or archival storage. It can be used for large files. It can be used for copying from disk files. It is a reusable memory. It is compact and easy to store on racks. Disadvantages : Sequential access is the disadvantage, means it does not allow access randomly or directly. It requires caring to store, i.e., vulnerable humidity, dust free, and suitable environment. It stored data cannot be easily updated or modified, i.e., difficult to make updates on data. Comment More infoAdvertise with us Next Article Magnetic Tape memory R rajkumarupadhyay515 Follow Improve Article Tags : Computer Organization and Architecture Similar Reads Memory Access Methods These are 4 types of memory access methods: 1. Sequential Access:- In this method, the memory is accessed in a specific linear sequential manner, like accessing in a single Linked List. The access time depends on the location of the data. Applications of this sequential memory access are magnetic ta 2 min read Associative Memory Associative memory is also known as content addressable memory (CAM) or associative storage or associative array. It is a special type of memory that is optimized for performing searches through data, as opposed to providing a simple direct access to the data based on the address.It can store the se 4 min read What is Volatile Memory? The term memory refers to an electronic place to hold the instructions and data. This stored information is then retrieved for the immediate use. Without the memory computer devices cannot function fastly and efficiently. Memory is used by the operating system, other hardware and software. The memor 5 min read Read and Write operations in Memory A memory unit stores binary information in groups of bits called words. Data input lines provide the information to be stored into the memory, Data output lines carry the information out from the memory. The control lines Read and write specifies the direction of transfer of data. Basically, in the 3 min read Memory Banking in Microprocessor The 8086 processor provides a 16-bit data bus. So It is capable of transferring 16 bits in one cycle but each memory location is only of a byte(8 bits), therefore we need two cycles to access 16 bits(8 bit each) from two different memory locations. The solution to this problem is Memory Banking. Thr 3 min read Like