Living in a Digital World
Discovering
Computers 2010
Objectives Overview
Differentiate between storage devices and storage media
Describe the characteristics of an internal hard disk including capacity, platters, read/write heads, cylinders, sectors and tracks, revolutions per minute, transfer rate, and access time Discuss the purpose of network attached storage devices, external and removable hard disks, and hard disk controllers
Describe the various types of flash memory storage
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Objectives Overview
Describe cloud storage and explain its advantages Describe
Differentiate Identify
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Storage
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Storage
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Storage
• Capacity is the number of bytes a storage medium can hold
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Storage
• A storage device is the computer hardware that records and/or retrieves items to and from
storage media
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Reading
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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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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Capacity Platters
Read/Write Heads Cylinders
Sectors and Tracks
Revolutions per Minute Transfer Rate
Access Time
Hard Disks
• Formatting is the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors so that the operating system can store and locate data and information on the disk
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Hard Disks
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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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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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Hard Disks
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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
An
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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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SATA EIDE SCSI SAS
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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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Faster access time Faster transfer rates
Generate less heat and consume less power
Last longer
Flash Memory Storage
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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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CompactFlash Secure Digital (SD)
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) microSD
microSDHC xD
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Flash Memory Storage
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Flash Memory Storage
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Flash Memory Storage
• USB flash drives plug into a USB port on a computer or mobile device
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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
• Developed by the PCMCIA
• Commonly used in notebook computers
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Cloud Storage
• Cloud storage is an Internet service that provides storage to computer users
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Cloud Storage
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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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Optical Discs
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Optical Discs
• Optical discs commonly store items in a single track that spirals from the center of the disc to the edge
• Track is divided into evenly sized sectors
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Optical Discs
• Care of optical discs
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Optical Discs
Read from a A
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Optical Discs
Archive disc
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Optical Discs
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Optical Discs
A
Requires a
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Other Types of Storage
Tape
Magnetic stripe cards and smart cards Microfilm and microfiche
Enterprise 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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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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Other Types of Storage
• Microfilm and microfiche store microscopic images of documents on a roll or sheet flim
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Other Types of Storage
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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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Putting It All Together
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Putting It All Together
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Power User
Summary
Various storage media and storage devices
Internal hard disks, external and removable hard disks, solid state drives, memory cards, USB flash drives,
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