1. Tape backups allow for archiving large amounts of data in a sequential access format and are generally cheaper than hard disks. The tar command can be used to create and extract tape archives. 2. Compression tools like gzip, bzip2, zip, etc. compress files to reduce size and allow for more efficient storage and transfer. They each use different algorithms and result in varying file extensions and compression ratios. 3. Remote connection utilities like telnet, ftp, rlogin, rcp, and ssh allow users to access and transfer files between systems. Some like rlogin and rcp rely on .rhosts files for authentication without passwords between trusted hosts.