Early computers used punch cards, magnetic tapes, and disks as storage. Each medium had limitations in speed, reliability, and capacity. In what way the evolution of storage media influenced programming practices, program size, and data handling techniques over time.

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Programmers had to adapt their programs to fit the storage constraints and manage data efficiently.

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Early storage allowed unlimited program sizes.

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Storage media had no effect on programming style.

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Program execution was unaffected by storage media.

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