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Storage Device

This document summarizes the main components of computer storage. It describes storage devices as hardware that records and retrieves items from storage media by reading items into memory from storage or writing items from memory to storage. Specific storage devices discussed include hard disks, which use magnetic particles to permanently store data on circular platters; optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs that use lasers to read from and sometimes write to discs; removable media like floppy disks, zip disks, and USB flash drives; and cloud storage, which provides online storage over the internet.

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Storage Device

This document summarizes the main components of computer storage. It describes storage devices as hardware that records and retrieves items from storage media by reading items into memory from storage or writing items from memory to storage. Specific storage devices discussed include hard disks, which use magnetic particles to permanently store data on circular platters; optical discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs that use lasers to read from and sometimes write to discs; removable media like floppy disks, zip disks, and USB flash drives; and cloud storage, which provides online storage over the internet.

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Components of a Computer

STORAGE DEVICE

Prepared by: Dennis S.


Chua
CHS
NCII-Instructor/Assessor
CSS NCII-Instructor
Storage
What is storage?
 Holds data, instructions, and information
for future use
Storage
A storage device is the computer 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
Hard Disks
• is the computer's permanent storage capacity.

contains one or more


inflexible, circular platters that
use magnetic particles to store
data, instructions, and
information.
Types of Hard Disks
An external hard disk is a separate
free-standing hard disk that connects to
your computer with a cable or wirelessly

A removable hard disk is a hard disk


that you insert and remove from a drive

Internal and external hard disks are


available in miniature sizes (miniature
hard disks)
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
Optical Discs
A CD-ROM can be read from but not written to
•Read from a CD-ROM drive or CD-ROM player

A CD-R is a multisession optical disc on


which users can write, but not erase

A CD-RW is an erasable multisession disc


•Must have a CD-RW drive
Optical Discs
A DVD-ROM is a high-capacity optical disc on
which users can read but not write or erase
•Requires a DVD-ROM drive

A Blu-ray Disc-ROM (BD-ROM) has a


storage capacity of 100 GB

DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+RAM are


high-capacity rewritable DVD formats
What is a floppy disk?
 Thin, circular,
flexible disk
enclosed in rigid
plastic shell

 A Zip® disk looks


similar but has
much greater
storage capability
(=170 floppy disk)

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 9


USB flash drive
Is a data storage device that
includes flash memory with an integrated
Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface.

Fundamentals of Computers - Lecture 1 10


Flash Memory Storage
USB flash drives plug into a USB port on a computer or mobile
device
Cloud Storage
Cloud storage is an Internet service that provides storage to
computer users.
Cloud Storage
Cloud Storage
Users subscribe to cloud storage for a variety of reasons:

Access files from any computer

Store large files instantly

Allow others to access their files

View time-critical data and images immediately

Store offsite backups

Provide data center functions


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