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A digital computer stores information in a file. There are various types of file, for different purposes.

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  2. How Stuff Works (2014) Computer memory. http://computer.howstuffworks.com/computer-memory.htm. Accessed 1 Feb 2014

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  5. Wikipedia (2013) Millipede memory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millipede_memory. Accessed 1 Feb 2014

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Parkin, A. (2016). Alphanumeric File. In: Digital Imaging Primer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85619-1_4

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