Question: (i) Estimate appropriate values, corresponding to those in Table 11.1, for printed paper as a data storage medium. (ii) Estimate the potential data storage requirements

(i) Estimate appropriate values, corresponding to those in Table 11.1, for printed paper as a data storage medium. 

(ii) Estimate the potential data storage requirements from a 5-year spaceborne remote sensing mission.


Table 11.1


Medium/device Storage capacity (GB) Volume needed to store 1 TB (m³) Blu-ray disc USB flash drive Hard disc Magnetic ta

Medium/device Storage capacity (GB) Volume needed to store 1 TB (m) Blu-ray disc USB flash drive Hard disc Magnetic tape cartridge 25 250 10-3 10-4 1000 10-4 10-3 5000

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