Ch3: Storage
OVERVIEW
STORAGE SYSTEMS CHARACTERSITICS
Storage Media and Storage Devices
Volatility
Logical vs. Physical Representation
Type of Storage Technology Used
Random and Sequential Acess: They are worked to CD or DVD player that are used to play music, moves, and videos. Therefore, CD, DVD, and USB are random access devices.
Recordable Optical Disc
FLASH MEMORY
USB Flash Drives
OTHER TYPES OF STORAGE SYSTEMS
Network Storage and Online/Cloud storage systems
The World is Flat
Flattener 1
Flattener 2
Flattener 3
Flattener 4, 5, 6
Flattener 8,9, 10
Ch4: Input and Output
OVERVIEW
KEYBOARDS
POINTING AND TOUCH DEVICES
Mice
Pens/Stylues
Pen-Based Computers
Digital Writing Systems
Graphics Tablets
Signature Capture Devices
Touch Screens
Other Pointing Devices
Gaming
HARD DRIVES
Magnetic Hard Drives and Solid-State Drives
Mgnetic Hard Drives
Solid-State Drives(SSDs)
Internal and External Hard Drives
Hard Drive Speed, Disk Caching, and Hybrid Hard Drives
Hard Drive Interface Standards
OPTICAL DISCS
Optical Disc Characteristics
Representing Data on an Optical Disc
Optical Drives
Optical Disc Shapes, Sizes, and Capacities
Read-Only Optical Disc
Rewritable Optical Discs
Flash Memory Cards
Smart Cards
Holographic Storage
Storage Systems for Large Computer Systems
RAID
Magnetic Tape Systems