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    Discovering Computers 2016

    Tools, Apps, Devices, and the Impact of Technology

    Chapter 8
    Digital Storage
    Storage
    • A storage medium, also called secondary storage, is the physical
    material on which a computer keeps data, information, programs,
    and applications.
    • Examples of storage media include Hard Disks, Solid-state Drives
    (Both Of Which Can Be Internal Or External), Memory Cards, USB
    Flash Drives, Optical Discs, Network Attached Storage Devices,
    Magnetic Stripe Cards, Smart Cards, RFID Tags, and NFC tags.
    • Another storage option is cloud storage, which keeps information on
    servers on the Internet.
    • The user accesses files on cloud storage through a browser using an
    app from the storage provider, the actual media on which the files
    are stored are transparent to the user.
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    in whole or in part.
    Storage

    • A storage device is the hardware that records


    and/or retrieves items to and from storage media
    Reading is the process
    of transferring items
    from a storage medium
    into memory

    Writing is the process of


    transferring items from
    memory to a storage
    medium
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    Storage

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    Figure 8-1 in whole or in part.
    Storage

    • Capacity is the number of bytes a storage medium


    can hold

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    Table 8-1 in whole or in part.
    Storage

    • Items on a storage medium remain intact even


    when you turn off a computer or mobile device

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    Figure 8-2 in whole or in part.
    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
    – Memory (chips) accesses items in billionths
    of a second (nanoseconds). Storage devices,
    by contrast, access items in thousandths of
    a second (milliseconds) or millionths of a
    second (microseconds).
    – Transfer rates for storage are stated in KBps
    (kilobytes per second), MBps (megabytes
    per second), and GBps (gigabytes per
    second).

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    Figure 8-3 in whole or in part.
    Hard Drives

    • A hard disk, also called a hard disk


    drive (HDD) contains one or more
    inflexible, circular platters that use
    magnetic particles to store data,
    instructions, and information.
    • Desktops and laptops often
    contain at least one hard disk.
    The entire hard disk is enclosed
    in an airtight, sealed case to
    protect it from contamination.

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    Figure 8-4 in whole or in part.
    Hard Drives

    • The storage capacity of hard disks varies and is


    determined by:
    – The number of platters the hard disk contains
    – Whether the disk uses longitudinal or perpendicular
    recording
    – Density

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    Hard Drives

    • Formatting is the process of dividing the disk into tracks


    and sectors

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    Figure 8-5 in whole or in part.
    Hard Drives

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    Figure 8-6 in whole or in part.
    SSD (solid state drive)

    • An SSD (solid state drive) is a flash memory storage


    device that contains its own processor to manage its
    storage
    • An SSD (solid state drive) has several advantages over
    traditional (magnetic) hard disks:
    Faster access Faster transfer Quieter
    More durable Lighter weight
    times rates operation

    Less power Less heat Defragmentatio


    Longer life
    consumption generation n not required

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    in whole or in part.
    SSD (solid state drive)

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    in whole or in part.
    Hard Drives

    • An external hard disk is a separate freestanding


    storage device that connects with a cable to a USB
    port or other port on a computer or mobile device

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    Figure 8-9 in whole or in part.
    Portable Flash Memory Storage

    • Sometimes called a thumb drive, USB flash drives


    plug into a USB port on a computer or mobile
    device. USB flash drives are convenient for mobile
    users because they are small and lightweight
    enough to be transported on a keychain or in a
    pocket.

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    Figure 8-13 in whole or in part.
    Cloud Storage

    • Cloud storage is an Internet service that provides storage


    to computer or mobile device users. Cloud storage is
    available for home and business users, with various levels
    of storage services available. Cloud storage fee
    arrangements vary, depending on the user’s storage
    requirements.

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    in whole or in part.
    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. Optical discs used in
    computers typically are 4.75 inches in diameter
    and less than 1/20 of an inch thick.

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    Figure 8-14 in whole or in part.
    Characteristics of Optical Discs
    A land causes light to reflect, which is read as binary digit 1. Pits absorb the light; this
    absence of light is read as binary digit 0.

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    Figure 8-15 in whole or in part.
    Optical Discs

    • Optical discs commonly


    store items in a single
    track that spirals from
    the center of the disc to
    the edge of the disc
    • Track is divided into
    evenly sized sectors

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    Figure 8-16 in whole or in part.
    Other Types of Storage

    • A magnetic stripe card is a credit card, entertainment


    card, bank card, or other similar card with a stripe that
    contains information identifying you and the card
    • A smart card, which is an alternative to a magnetic stripe
    card, stores data on an integrated circuit embedded in
    the card.

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    Figures 8-22 – 8-23 in whole or in part.

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