Section B

1. SSD (Solid State Drive)

Solid State Drive is a data storage device that uses solid-state memory to store persistent data.
SSDs are distinguished from traditional hard disk drives (HDDs), which are electromechanical
devices containing spinning disks and movable read/write heads. SSDs, in contrast, use
microchips which retain data in non-volatile memory chips and contain no moving parts.
Compared to traditional HDDs, SSDs are typically less susceptible to physical shock, quieter, and
have lower access time and latency. SSDs use the same interface as hard disk drives, thus easily
replacing them in most applications.

Advantages:-

Solid-state hard drives work more like the flash memory cards used in digital cameras and the
thumb drives that have all but replaced CDs and floppy disks. They use no moving parts for data
storage, so they have a lower failure rate.

Speed is another advantage of SSD hard drives. Start-up time and disk-read time is faster in SSD
hard drives than in traditional hard drives, again because of no moving parts. Traditional hard
drives are literally "disk" drives; they must spin up at start-up and while processing data. With no
disk to cue up, SSDs start and read data more quickly. Another plus to SSDs' lack of moving
parts: They make little to no noise, compared with traditional hard drives.

Disadvantages:-

Solid-state hard drives are a relatively new entry in the computing game. As with any new
technology, the kinks are still being ironed out. Because SSDs are a new technology, they are
more expensive than traditional hard drives. Expect SSDs to remain a pricier option until they
become more commonplace. Another drawback to SSD hard drives: They currently offer less
storage space than traditional hard drives.

One reason SSDs have been slow to catch on is that most of the these new drives have slower
write speeds and limited write-cycle lifetimes. In layman's terms, this means that although SSDs
access data more quickly, it takes longer to save data to these drives. However, the limited
number of write cycles is more troubling. Traditional hard drives have almost-unlimited write
cycles, meaning that data can be erased and written over and over, but SSDs write cycles are
more limited.
SATA
Serial ATA (SATA or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is a computer bus interface for
connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. Serial
ATA was designed to replace the older ATA (AT Attachment) standard (also known as EIDE). It is able to
use the same low level commands, but serial ATA host-adapters and devices communicate via a high-
speed serial cable over two pairs of conductors. In contrast, the parallel ATA (the redesignation for the
legacy ATA specifications) used 16 data conductors each operating at a much lower speed.

Advantages

Disadvantages