Data organized into a grid of cells. Microsoft Excel’s XLSX is a de facto standard.

Visual data like photos and graphics. JPG, PNG, and GIF are typical formats.

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.