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TYPES OF

STORAGE DEVICES
DESCRIBING STORAGE DEVICES
• Store data when computer is off
• Two processes
Writing data
Reading data
DESCRIBING STORAGE DEVICES
• STORAGE TERMS
• Media is the material storing data
• Storage devices manage the media
• Magnetic devices use a magnet
• Optical devices use lasers
• Solid state devices have physical switches
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES

• Most common form of storage


• Hard drives , floppy drives , tape
• All magnetic drives work the same
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
• Data storage and retrieval
• Media is covered with iron oxide
• Read and write head is a magnet
• Magnet writes charges on the media
• Positive charge is a 1
• Negative charge is a 0
• Magnet reads charges
• Drive converts charges into binary
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
• Data organization
• Disks must be formatted before use
• Format draws tracks on the disk
• Tracks is divided into sectors
• Amount of data a drive can read
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
• Finding data on disk
• Each track and sector is labeled
• Some are reserved
• Listing of where files are stored
File application table (FAT)
FAT32
NTFS
• Data is organized in clusters
• Size of the data the OS handles
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
• Diskettes
Also known as floppy disks
Read with a disk drive
Mylar disk
Spin at 300 RPM
Takes 2 second to find data
3 ½ floppy disk holds 1.44 MB
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES
• Hard disks
• Primary storage device in a computer
• 2 or more aluminum platters
• Each platter has 2 sides
• Spin between 5,400 to 15,000 RPM
• Data found in 9.5 ms or less
• Drive capacity greater than 40 GB
MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES

• Tape drives
• Best used for
• Infrequently accessed data
• Back up solutions
• Capacity exceeds 200 MB
OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICES
• CD-ROM
• Most software ships on a CD
• Read using a laser
• Lands ,binary 1, reflect data
• Pits scatter data
• Written from the inside out
• CD speed is based on the original
• Original CD read 150 kbps
• A 10 X will read 1500 kbps
• Standard CD holds 650 MB
OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICES
• DVD-ROM
• Digital video disk
• Use both sides of the disk
• Capacities can reach 18 GB
• DVD players can read CDs
RECORDABLE OPTICAL
TECHNOLOGIES
• CD recordable (CD-R)
• Create a data or audio CD
• Data cannot be changed
• Can continue adding until full
RECORDABLE OPTICAL
TECHNOLOGIES
• DVD-RAM
• Allow reusing of DVD media
• Not standardized
• Cannot be read in all players
SOLID STATE DEVICES
• Data is stored physically
• No magnets or laser
• Very fast
SOLID SATE DEVICES
• Flash memory
• Found in cameras and USB drives
• Combination of RAM and ROM
• Long term updateable storage
SOLID STATE DEVICES
• Smart cards
• Credit cards with a chip
• Chip stores data
• Eventually may be used for cash
• Hotels use for electronic keys
SOLID STATE DEVICES
• Solids-state disks
• Large amount of SDRAM
• Extremely fast
• Volatile storage
• Require battery backups
• Most have disks copying data
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