Data Conversion can be defined as moving data from one type of media to another or taking data that is not in a PC readable format and converting it into something that can be used/read on your PC. 

Media formats we can read:

• .:4mm (DDS1, DDS2, DDS3, DDS4)
• .:8mm (54m, 112m, Mammoth 170m)
• .:3480 (18 track)
• .:3490 (18 track compressed)
• .:3490E (36 track)
• .:3590 (uncompressed only)
• .:3.5" disk
• .:5.25" floppy
•  :CD-Rom
•   DVD
• .:ZIP (100MB, 250MB, 750MB)
• .:JAZ (1GB, 2GB)
• .:¼" cartridges (DC2xxx, DC6xxx, Magnus, SLR4, SLR5, TR1, TR3, TR3)
• .:DLT (4000, 7000, 8000)

Converting from one media format to another is a straight byte-for-byte copy and does not involve restoring data from backup formats. 

Data Translations:

• COBOL
• Fixed or Zoned Decimal
• EBCDIC to ASCII
• Tar
• Fixed or Variable length
• Numeric or Packed Data