TYPES OF STORAGE

Divyanjali Mudili
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

● A Brief Description About Storage

● Evolution Of Storage
● The Process of Storing data
● Types of Storage
● A Look In To The Google Data Center
A Brief Description Of
Storage
Data storage refers to magnetic, optical or
mechanical media that records and preserves
digital information for ongoing or future
operations.

Example :Disks,Pen Drives,Magnetic

Tapes etc….
Evolution Of The Concept
Of Storage
In 1928, German This device was
engineer, Fritz first used to
Pfleumer, record sound, and
invented the wasn’t used to
magnetic tape:
record data until
the first computer
the 1950s.
storage device.
Random Access Memory In 1940’s
During the 1940s, the first ever Random Access
Memory was invented by Fredrick C. Williams.
Magnetic Core and
Hard Disk In 1950’s

The Magnetic Core is composed of

small magnetic rings made of
ceramic, and the hard disk is a flat
magnetic surface. Both devices are
used to store digital information
using magnetics.
Audio Cassette Tape It was Invented by Phillips.
In 1960’s
In the 1970s, IBM Floppy disks were magnetic with
plastic casing and were used to
introduced 8” floppy disk.
store data at a better speed than
any removable device.
 In 1980’s

SD Cards,Memory Cards,
USB Drives,Digital audio
tapes,Digital Data
Storage,Cd’s And DVD’s
Were Introduced.
Cloud Era
Was Started

The “Cloud” is the

next big thing.
The Process of Storing Data
The Computer stores the data in the forms of 0’s and
1’s.The characters are stored according to the ASCII
Values.
For example : A = 01100001
Types of Local Storage :

includes physical hardware such as external

Storage hard drives, flash drives, and CDs. As its
name suggests, local storage is kept nearby.

Cloud Storage :

refers to any program owned by a third party

that allows you to upload your data using the
Internet.
 Local Storage

1.External Hard Drive

These are hard drives similar to the type that is installed within a desktop computer or laptop
computer. The difference being that they can be plugged in to the computer or removed and kept
separate from the main computer.
Advantages:
· Very good option for local backups of large amounts of data.
· The cheapest storage option in terms of cost per GB. Very reliable when handled with care
Disadvantages:
· Can be very delicate. May be damaged if dropped or through electrical surge
2.Solid State Drive
Solid State Drives look and function similar to traditional mechanical/ magnetic hard drives
but thesimilarities stop there. Internally, they are completely different. They have no moving
parts or rotatingplaters. They rely solely on semiconductors and electronics for data storage
making it a more reliable and robust than traditional magnetic. No moving parts also means
that they use less power than traditional hard drives and are much faster too.With the prices of
Solid State Drives coming down and is lower power usage, SSD’s are used extensively
on laptops and mobile devices. External SSD’s are also a viable option for data backups.
Advantages:
· Faster read and write performance
· More robust and reliable than traditional magnetic hard drives
· Highly portable. Can be easily taken offsite
Disadvantages:
· Still relatively expensive when compared to traditional hard drives
· Storage space is typically less than that of traditional magnetic hard drives.
3. Network Attached Storage (NAS)
NAS are simply one or more regular IDE or SATA hard drives plugged in an array storage enclosure and connected to a
network Router or Hub through a Ethernet port. Some of these NAS enclosures have ventilating fans to protect the hard
drives from overheating.
Advantages:
· Very good option for local backups especially for networks and small businesses.
· As several hard drives can be plugged in, NAS can hold very large amounts of data
· Can be setup with Redundancy (RAID) increasing the reliability and/ or read and write performance. Depending on the
type of RAID level used, the NAS can still function even if one hard drive in the RAID set fails. Or two hard drives can be
setup to double the read and write speed of single hard drive.
· The drive is always connected and available to the network making the NAS a good option for implementing automated
scheduled backups.
Disadvantages:
· Significantly more expensive than using single External Hard Drives
· Difficult to bring offsite making it very much a local backup hence still susceptible to someevents like theft and floods,
fire etc.
4. USB Thumb Drive or Flash Drive
These are similar to Solid State Drives except that it is much smaller in size
and capacity. They have nomoving parts making them quite robust. They are
extremely portable and can fit on a keychain. Theyare Ideal for backing up a
small amount of data that need to be brought with you on the go.
Advantages:
· The most portable storage option. Can fit on a keychain making it an
offsite backup when youbring it with you.
· Much more robust than traditional magnetic hard drives
Disadvantages:
· Relatively expensive per GB so can only be used for backing up a small
amount of data
5. Optical Drive (CD/ DVD)
CD’s and DVD’s are ideal for storing a list of songs, movies, media or
software for distribution or forgiving to a friend due to the very low cost
per disk. They do not make good storage options for backups due to their
shorter lifespan, small storage space and slower read and write speeds.
Advantages:
· Low cost per disk
Disadvantages:
· Relatively shorter life span than other storage options
Not as reliable as other storage options like external hard disk and SSD.
One damaged disk ina backup set can make the whole backup unusable
Remote Storage
Cloud Storage
Cloud storage is storage space on commercial data center accessible from any computer with
Internetaccess. It is usually provided by a service provider. A limited storage space may be
provided free with more space available for a subscription fee. Examples of service providers are
Amazon S3, Google
· Drive, Sky Drive etc.
Advantages:
· A very good offsite backup. Not affected by events and disasters such as theft, floods, fire etc
Disadvantages:
· More expensive than traditional external hard drives. Often requires an ongoing subscription.
· Requires an Internet connection to access the cloud storage.
· Much slower than other local backups
 Lets Us Take A Look At the Google Data Center

Google Data Centers are the large data center

facilities Google uses to provide their services,
which combine large drives, computer nodes
organized in aisles of racks, internal and external
networking, environmental controls (mainly cooling
and dehumidification), and operations software
(especially as concerns load balancing and
fault tolerance).
There is no official data on how many servers are
in Google data centers, but Gartner estimated in a
July 2016 report that Google at the time had 2.5
million servers. This number is changing as the
company expands capacity and refreshes its
hardware.[1]
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