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3.1. Storage Devices and Media


§ Thestorage medium holds the data and the
storage device is the machine that lets you Storage device
store the data onto the medium and then
reads data from it.

Storage medium
There are 3 main type of computer
Storage:
1. Magnetic storage and media
2. Optical Storage and media
3. Solid State Storage media and
devices
§ A. MAGNETIC STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES
Magnetic storage media hold data magnetically and include hard
disk drives and magnetic tape.
a.1. Hard disk drives
A hard disk drive is currently the
Main storage device on most personal
Computers.
Advantage of hdd
-they can store very large amounts of data
-they are very low cost.
Disadvantage of hdd
-they are slower to read and write than solid state.
-they can be noisy
-they can be easily damage by any shock.
a.2. Fixed and Portable hard disk drives
Fixed HDD are permanently connected to the
computer.

Portable HDD are separate from the main


computer. They can be moved from computer
to Computer.
Advantage of portable HDD
§ It is small enough to carry with you.
Disadvantages
§ They can be damaged as they are moved.
§ They can be stolen.(resulting in loss of data)
2. OPTICAL STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES
Optical storage media and devices use light from laser to read and
write data.
They include:
1. Compact Disc (CD) that can store 700MB
2. Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) that can store 4.7GB.
3. Blu ray disks can store up to 128GB

CDs and DVDs are of diferent types:

ROM : read Only Memory , that cannot be written to,


only read from ( CD ROM and DVD ROM).

R : stands fro recordable: these can be written to only


once. (CD-R and DVD-R).

RW: stands for “rewritable” ; these can be written to


multiple times (CD-RW and DVD-RW)
§ RAM “Random Access Memory” , writing
And reading of data can be done at the
Same time. (DVD –RAM)
3. SOLID STATE STORAGE MEDIA AND DEVICES

§ Solid states storage media use Flash memory, which makes them faster
than fixed hard disks.

3.1. solid – states drives (SSD)


A solid – state drives is a new generation of storage that are quickly
replacing HDD as main storage devices of Desktop and Laptops.
Advantages
They have a very fast access
speeds. Far faster than HDDs
They are small and light
They are quiet
They have no moving parts.

Disadvantage
They are more expensive than
HDDs.

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