Which media are used to store digitized images?

• A. Cloud storage exclusively
• B. Paper files and microfiche
• C. Magnetic tape
• D. Hard drive, optical disk, or other computer-readable media

Answer: (D)

Digitized images are stored as binary data on computer-readable storage media. This includes a range of physical devices that can hold files such as hard drives, optical disks, USB flash drives, memory cards, and even magnetic tape. The option that lists hard drive, optical disk, or other computer-readable media best captures this variety, since it covers the common local and removable storage options that actually hold the digital image files.

Cloud storage, while widely used, is a service that stores data on remote servers rather than a single physical media you directly manage, so it isn’t the best fit for describing the media itself. Paper files and microfiche store non-digitized images, so they don’t apply to digitized formats. Magnetic tape is a valid medium but only one type, and the broader phrasing “or other computer-readable media” is a more accurate, complete description.