We'll be discussing storage methods in detail in later lessons, but let's get an overview now. Of course, you can just store the image on your hard-drive. But even the largest hard-drive fills up pretty quickly, so you will often choose to store the image externally. Floppy disks . Copy your digital file on a floppy, and then store the floppy in a safe place for future use.
Zip disks .
Like floppy disks, Zip disks are devices that can be removed from the computer for storage elsewhere. Other tradenames for Zip-type disks include Syquest cartridges and Jaz disks . So much for external storage. You can display an image on a screen - either a computer monitor or a tv screen. The typical image that you've acquired with either a digital camera or a scanner is more than sufficient in detail to appear very satisfactory on a screen.