Determine the Criterial for the

Selection of Finished work to be

stored following the requirements
Week 2
 Files
are documents or data made from word
processor, numerical applications, graphical
applications, videos, music and the like to be
used also for future reference.
These were essential for advertising a new product,
promotion for the new business, proposal for a new
project. For students it is a proof of their learning they
gained in any subject areas.
In connection, every artwork either traditional illustration or
digital illustration has a lasting impact of value to the illustrator
and to the viewer. Therefore, it is important to know the different
storage devices and at the same time know the criteria to be
followed in selecting finished work to be stored.
 Directions: Identify the following items and choose the correct answer from the
word pool. Write your answer on a separate sheet.

1. Refers to the main memory is directly or indirectly connected to the central processing unit via a
memory bus.
2. A magnetically coated strip of plastic on which data can be encoded.
3. A storage device where the data is managed remotely and made available over a network.
4. It is a piece of computer hardware used for saving, carrying, and pulling out data.
5. It is a computer data storage on a medium or a device that is not under the control of a processing
unit.
 STORAGE DEVICE
It is a piece of computer hardware used for saving, carrying, and
pulling out data. It can keep and retain information short-term or
long-term. It can be a device inside or outside a computer or server.
Other terms for storage device are storage medium or storage
media. A storage device is one of the basic elements of any computer
device. It almost saves all data and applications in a computer
except for hardware firmware. It comes in different shapes and sizes
depending on the needs and functionalities.
 CLASSIFICATION AND TYPES OF
COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES:
Primary Storage also known as main memory.
Main memory is directly or indirectly connected to
the central processing unit via a memory bus. It
continuously reads instructions stored there and
executes as required.
Types:
RAM (Random Access Memory)

is a form of computer
memory that can be read and
changed in any order,
typically used to store
working data and machine
code.
ROM (Read Only Memory)
This memory was used as
the computer begins to boot
up. This memory cannot be
easily or quickly over
written or modified
Secondary Storage
It is not directly accessible by the CPU.
Computer usually uses its input/output
channels to access secondary storage and
transfers the desired data using intermediate
area in primary storage.
Hard Disk the main, and usually largest, data storage
device in a computer. It can store anywhere from 160
gigabytes to 2 terabytes.
Tertiary Storage
Typically it involves a robotic
mechanism which will mount (insert) and
dismount removable mass storage media
into a storage device.
Magnetic Tape A
magnetically coat ed strip
of plastic on which data
can be encoded. Tapes for
computers are similar to
tapes used to store music
Optical Disc is any
storage media that
holds content in
digital format and is
read using a laser
assembly is
considered optical
media.
Off-line Storage Also known
as disconnected storage. It is a
computer data storage on a
medium or a device that is not
under the control of a
processing unit. It must be
inserted or connected by a
human operator before a
computer can access ita gain.
Online and Cloud Storage is now becoming widespread as people access data
from different devices
Cloud storage – Data is managed remotely and made available over a network.
Basic features are free to use but upgraded version is paid monthly as a per
consumption rate. Cloud storage can provide the benefits of greater accessibility
and reliability; rapid deployment; strong protection for data backup, archival and
disaster recovery purposes.
Audio, Video, Images or Text that are used on a computer network. A community
of people create and use the content shared over the internet.
 CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF FINISHED
WORK TO BE STORED
A. Archival values
Archive is a noncurrent records of an organization or the
personal papers of one or more individuals, families, or
group. It is also retained for their continuing value to be
preserved for posterity. Every artwork of an illustrator is
valuable and can be used in the near future, which is
essential to be stored/saved in reliable storage.
 B. Available space
• There are different storages that can be used such
as flash drives, internal hard drive, external hard
drive and even in an intangible storage known as
cloud. Two things to be considered before saving
the files in any mentioned storage. One is the
byte/bytes available in any preferred storage.
Second is the size of file to be stored.
 Common file sizes from smallest to largest
• byte (B) = Single unit of space
• 1 kilobyte (KB) = 1,000 bytes
• 1 megabyte (MB) = 1,000 kilobytes
• 1 gigabyte (GB) = 1,000 megabytes
• 1 terabyte (TB) = 1,000 gigabytes
• 1 petabyte (PB) = 1,000,000 gigabytes or 1,000 terabytes
C. Personal Affinity to the pieces of work

An illustrator stores their artwork

because it has a personal attraction to
them. Somehow related to their
personality, to their passion.
 D. Quality of work
An artist stores their file because of the high
standard of the artwork. Quality in art is an ultimate
truth expressed through an individual’s unique
experience of existence. Its success in expression and
transmission lies in its potential to communicate
more than its surface values.
 E. Uses of work and usefulness in the
future
The last criteria discuss the usefulness
of the artwork/file for future reference.
It might be used again for the next
project.