Jaz disks are removable disk drives developed by the Iomega Corporation. The jaz drive has a 12mm average seek time and a transfer rate of 5.5Mbps. The removable cartridges hold 1GB of data. The fast data rate and large storage capacity make it a viable alternative for backup storage as well as everyday use.
Zip disks are high capacity floppy disk drives developed by the Iomega Corporation. Zip disk are slightly larger than the conventional floppy disks, and are about twice as thick. They can hold 100 MB of data. Because relatively inexpensive and durable, they have become a popular medical for backing up hard disks and for transporting large files.
