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Living in a Digital World
Objectives Overview

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Objectives Overview

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Storage

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Chapter 6
Storage

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Figure 6-1 Chapter 6
Storage

• Capacity is the number of bytes a storage medium

can hold

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Figure 6-2 Chapter 6
Storage

• A storage device is the computer hardware that

records and/or retrieves items to and from
storage media

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Storage

• Access time measures:

– The amount of time it takes a storage device to locate
an item on a storage medium
– The time required to deliver an item from memory to
the processor

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Hard Disks

• A hard disk contains one or more inflexible, circular platters

that use magnetic particles to store data, instructions, and
information

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Figure 6-3 Chapter 6
Hard Disks

• Hard disks can

store data using
longitudinal
recording or
perpendicular
recording

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Hard Disks

• Characteristics of a hard disk

include:

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Figure 6-5 Chapter 6
Hard Disks

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Figure 6-6 Chapter 6
Hard Disks

• The hard disk arms

move the read/write
head, which reads items
and writes items in the
drive
– Location often is referred
to by its cylinder

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Figure 6-7 Chapter 6
Hard Disks

• A head crash occurs when a read/write head

touches the surface of a platter
• Always keep a backup of your hard disk

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Figure 6-8 Chapter 6
Hard Disks

• RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a

group of two or more integrated hard disks
• A network attached storage (NAS) device is a
server connected to a network with the sole
purpose of providing storage

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Hard Disks

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Hard Disks

• A disk controller consists of a special-purpose chip and

electronic circuits that control the transfer of data,
instructions, and information from a disk to and from the
system bus and other components of the computer

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Flash Memory Storage

• Flash memory chips are a type of solid state

media and contain no moving parts
• Solid state drives (SSDs) have several advantages
over magnetic hard disks:

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Flash Memory Storage

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Figure 6-12 Chapter 6
Flash Memory Storage

• A memory card is a removable flash memory

device that you insert and remove from a slot in a
computer, mobile device, or card reader/writer

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Flash Memory Storage

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Figures 6-13 – 6-14 Chapter 6
Flash Memory Storage

• USB flash drives plug into a USB port on a

computer or mobile device

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Figure 6-15 Chapter 6
Video: Thumb Drive (USB Flash
Drive) Encryption

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Flash Memory Storage

• An ExpressCard module
is a removable device
that fits in an
ExpressCard slot
• Commonly used in
notebook computers

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Figure 6-16 Chapter 6
Cloud Storage

• Cloud storage is an Internet service that provides

storage to computer users

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Figure 6-17 Chapter 6
Cloud Storage

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Figure 6-18 Chapter 6
Cloud Storage

• Users subscribe to cloud storage for a variety of

reasons:

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Optical Discs

• An optical disc consists of a flat, round, portable

disc made of metal, plastic, and lacquer that is
written and read by a laser
• Typically store software, data, digital photos,
movies, and music
• Read only vs. rewritable

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Figure 7-25 Chapter 6
Optical Discs

• Care of optical discs

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Figure 6-20 Chapter 6
Optical Discs

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Figure 6-21 Chapter 6
Optical Discs

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Optical Discs

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Optical Discs

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Figure 6-21 Chapter 6
Other Types of Storage

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Other Types of Storage

• Tape is a magnetically coated ribbon of plastic capable of

storing large amounts of data and information
• A tape drive reads and writes data and information on a
tape

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Figure 6-26 Chapter 6
Other Types of Storage

• A magnetic stripe card

contains a magnetic
stripe that stores
information
• A smart card stores
data on a thin
microprocessor
embedded in the card

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Figure 6-27 Chapter 6
Other Types of Storage

• Microfilm and microfiche store microscopic

images of documents on a roll or sheet film

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Figure 6-28 Chapter 6
Other Types of Storage

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Figure 6-29 Chapter 6
Other Types of Storage

• Enterprise storage stores huge volumes of data

and information for large businesses
– Uses special hardware for heavy use, maximum
availability, and maximum efficiency

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Chapter 6
Putting It All Together

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Figure 6-30 Chapter 6
Putting It All Together

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Figure 6-30 Chapter 6
Summary

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