Which of the following are examples of physical media?

• A. USB drives.
• B. Streaming services.
• C. CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and vinyl records.
• D. Cloud storage.

Answer: (C)

Physical media are tangible objects that store content in a form you can hold and insert into a device. CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs use optical storage with data encoded on the disc and read by a player, so you physically handle the disc to access the content. Vinyl records store audio as grooves on a vinyl surface and are played back with a turntable and needle, another concrete, touchable format. Because they are concrete objects used to deliver media without needing an internet connection, they fit the idea of physical media. Streaming services and cloud storage are digital and online, not physical objects, which is why they aren’t examples of physical media.