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Blue Ray Notes

The document discusses various storage technologies, including Blu-ray disks, solid-state drives (SSDs), memory sticks, and flash memory cards. Blu-ray disks offer high storage capacity and fast data transfer but are expensive and face encryption issues. SSDs and flash memory cards provide faster access and portability but have limitations in terms of cost and lifespan.

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Blue Ray Notes

The document discusses various storage technologies, including Blu-ray disks, solid-state drives (SSDs), memory sticks, and flash memory cards. Blu-ray disks offer high storage capacity and fast data transfer but are expensive and face encryption issues. SSDs and flash memory cards provide faster access and portability but have limitations in terms of cost and lifespan.

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Student Name: Naomi Ermias

Subject: ICT

Blu-ray Disks
Storage Capacity: Blu-ray disks have the largest capacity among optical
media, up to 100 GB. They use a blue/violet laser, which has a shorter
wavelength, allowing more data to be stored than traditional CDs and DVDs.

Uses:
• Home video consoles
• Storing and playing high-definition films (e.g., 1 HD film of 2 hours = 25 GB)
• Data storage or backup for PCs
• Storing film footage in camcorders (in cartridge form)

Advantages:
• Very large storage capacity (ideal for HD films)
• Fast data transfer rate
• Higher data access speed than other optical media

Disadvantages:
• Expensive
• Encryption issues (piracy concerns when used to store video)

Solid State Backing Store (Solid State Technology)


Definition: Solid-state drives (SSDs) use solid-state technology, which stores data
electronically using microchips instead of rotating disks, making them faster and
more reliable than traditional hard drives.
Characteristics:
• Faster data access time due to no moving parts
• More robust and consume less power
• Data is stored in binary (1s and 0s) through transistors in microchips

Uses:
• Primarily used as removable storage devices (flash memory)
• Examples include memory sticks/pen drives and memory cards

Memory Sticks/Pen Drives


Storage: These devices use solid-state technology to store multiple GBs of data.
Usage:
• Plug into a computer via USB and draw power from the host computer
• Recognized automatically by most operating systems as storage media
• Some pen drives are used as security dongles, preventing unauthorized
software use through encryption
Uses:
• Transfer files between computers or as a backup
• Used as security devices (dongles) to prevent software piracy
Advantages:
• Compact and portable
• Very robust
Disadvantages:
• Cannot write-protect data
• Small size makes them easy to lose

Flash Memory Cards


Definition: Flash memory cards are another form of solid-state storage,
specifically EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory).

Uses:
• Storing photos in digital cameras
• Memory cards in mobile phones
• Storing music in MP3 players
• Backup storage in handheld devices
Advantages:
• Very compact and easy to remove or transfer
• Robust due to solid-state memory

Disadvantages:
• Expensive per GB compared to hard drives
• Finite lifespan (limited number of write/read cycles)
• Lower storage capacity than hard disks

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