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Introduction To Computing: Digital Storage
Introduction To Computing: Digital Storage
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING
Software Engineering Department
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
DIGITAL STORAGE
Storage
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Storage
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Storage
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Storage
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Storage
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Hard Drives
• A hard disk, also called a hard disk drive (HDD) contains one
or more inflexible, circular platters that use magnetic particles
to store data, instructions, and information
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Hard Drives
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Hard Drives
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Hard Drives
Read/write Revolutions
Form factor
head per minute
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Hard Drives
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Hard Drives
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Hard Drives
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Hard Drives
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Hard Drives
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Portable Flash Memory Storage
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Portable Flash Memory Storage
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Portable Flash Memory Storage
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Portable Flash Memory Storage
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Cloud Storage
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Optical Discs
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Optical Discs
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Optical Discs
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Optical Discs
A CD-RW is an
erasable
multisession disc
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Optical Discs
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Enterprise Storage
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Enterprise Storage
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Enterprise Storage
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Enterprise Storage
• Tape is a magnetically
coated ribbon of plastic
capable of storing large
amounts of data and
information
• A tape drive reads and
writes data and
information on a
magnetic tape
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Other Types of Storage
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Other Types of Storage
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Other Types of Storage
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