Sound data like music and recordings. MP3 and WAV are the usual suspects.

Moving pictures and sound together. MP4, AVI and MKV are prevalent formats.

A hard drive or SSD in a case that connects to a computer, usually via USB.

Plain unformatted text. TXT files are the universal standard.

Combining multiple drives to improve performance and/or fault tolerance. Several types exist.

A small, portable SSD that plugs into a USB port. Great for moving files between PCs.

Having multiple copies of data to prevent loss if one drive fails.

Network Attached Storage. A dedicated file server that provides storage over a network.

Dividing a physical drive into separate logical drives, each with its own filesystem.

The method an OS uses to organize data on a drive, like NTFS or exFAT.