Digital Storage

Storage Devices
 Two Types of Storage

Storage Medium Cloud Storage

Terms to Remember
• Storage Device
• Capacity
• Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes
• Access Time
Types of Storage Devices
What’s the best for you?
 Hard Drive
• A.k.a Hard disk / HDD
• Most common storage device in
computer devices
• Read/write head
 Characteristics of a
Hard Drive
• Platter
• Tracks
• Sector
• Form factor
• Revolutions per minute (RPM)
 Solid State Drive
• A flash memory device
• Contains its own processor
Advantages of SSD over HDD
• Faster access times
• Faster transfer rates
• Quieter operation
• More durable
• Lighter weight
• Less power consumption
• Less heat generation
• Longer life
• Defragmentation not required
External Hard Drives
Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
(RAID)
Portable Flash Memory Storage
 Optical Disc
• CD-ROM can be read from but not written to
• CD-R is an optical disc on which users can write once, but not erase
• CD-RW is an erasable multisession disc
 Optical Disc
• DVD-ROM is a high-capacity optical disc on which users can read
but not write on or erase

• DVD-R or DVD+R are competing DVD-recordable WORM formats,

on which users can write once but not erase

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

rewritable formats that users can write on multiple times
 Other Types of Storage
• Magnetic stripe
• Smart card
• RFID tag
• NFC (Near Field Communication)