Description
Magnetic tape is a storage medium that uses magnetism to store digital data. It is a thin strip of plastic coated with a magnetic material such as iron oxide.Magnetic tape is used to store large amounts of data, such as audio, video, and computer files. It is also used for data archiving as it can be stored for long periods of time without degradation.Tapes are read and written by tape drives, which use read/write heads to magnetize and demagnetize the tape.Tape is relatively inexpensive and is still used for backup and archival purposes, although it is slowly being replaced by other storage media such as hard drives and optical discs.Magnetic tape is also used for audio and video recording because it can store large amounts of data in a relatively small space.
