"A tape drive, also known as a streamer, is a storage device that reads and writes data stored on a magnetic tape. It is typically used for archival storage of data stored on hard drives."

We read countless articles that describe data backup and instruct us on what best to do, how to back up and what to backup. One wonders if backup is such a big deal after all, to warrant so much of information. Well, one needs to talk to anyone who has suffered data loss which would really mean almost every computer user and one can understand why backup information is so necessary

As per Murphy’s Law, if something has to go wrong, it will, and that, too, at the most inopportune moment. If we were to know when this unfortunate moment would arrive, we could all sit back and relax with our cups of coffee and challenge the next psychic that came our way.

With the increase in the rate of generation of data by big and small companies, the demand for suitable storage media is constantly on the rise. It all started in 1951, when punch cards were initially used to store data. However, during the 1960s punch cards were increasingly replaced by more efficient and reliable magnetic tapes.

Silicon processors can be counted amongst the greatest inventions of mankind in the last century. They have given rise to the information technology industry which has revolutionised the way we live by leveraging the phenomenal computing power of these tiny processors. Digital devices are today everywhere and touch every aspect of our lives, from office work to spare-time leisure.