Chapter 3 : Storage Device

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Storage Devices
By Mrs. Randa Hassan Omer

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Identify storage devices, their associated media and their

uses:
• Fixed (Internal) HDD hard disks, SSD solid state drive,
• Portable and removable (External ) e.g. CDs, magnetic tape, and
memory cards.
• Optical backing storage media:
(CD/DVD/Blu-ray): CD ROM/DVD ROM, CD R/DVD R, CD RW/DVD RW,
DVD RAM, Blu-ray discs
• Solid state backing storage: solid state drives, flash drives (pen
drive/memory stick/USB stick).
• Magnetic backing storage media

• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the above devices

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Secondary Storage Device

Large storage Store all your

Are Not Volatile
capacity files
The have a larger
They are not a part of storage capacity than
All applications,
the primary memory. RAM & ROM.
operating system and
They store the data Data access time is
file are stored in
as long as required slower compared to
secondary storage
by the user. other primary
storage.

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Data transfer rate

is the rate at which
data can be sent
from a storage
device to a
computer (or vice
versa).
Data access time
is the time it takes
to locate specific
data stored on the
storage media.

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Storage
mediums are
either Direct
access (Random
access)or serial
(sequential
access)
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Storage mediums access

Magnetic Tape Hard Disk Drive Portable Hard

Serial Direct Disk Drive
Direct
Access Access
Access

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storage media and
medium
You need to distinguish
between Storage media
and a storage medium
• Media is the hardware
(storage device) on which
the data is actually stored
(e.g. CD, or DVD)
• Medium is the hardware
device used to read from or
write to the media (e.g. a
CD/DVD reader or writer)
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Magnetic Tape Drive

• For Batch processing (e.g utility

billing, clearing cheques)
• Used as a backup media where
Use: vast amount of data need to be
stored
• Used in long-term archiving of
data

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Magnetic tape drives : Very slow data access
time previous files will
be read until the
Largest data required data is found
storage capacity
and less expensive
Not a common method
of storing data any time
more, as two disks need
to be used when
Data transfer rate updating
is fast

Can be affected by
magnetic fields – can
corrupt data on tape
Robust – very
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Fixed Internal
Main backing storage Hard Disk Drive
device used by all
computers to store:
• Operating Systems & System
Use:
Files
• Applications
• Files (Documents, Images,
videos, audio etc.)

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Hard Disk Drive - HDD
Have a very fast data
They can be easily
transfer rate
damaged
(incorrect shut
down)

Have a fast access time

Data transfer rate

is not fast as fixed
SSD
They have a very large
memory capacity

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Portable Hard Disk

They can be used as a backup
device or another way of
transferring files between
essentially HDDs external to the
computers. computer and can be connected
» They can be used as backup to the computer using one of
Use: systems to prevent loss of the USB ports.
data.
» They can be used to transfer
data/files/software between
comp

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Portable Hard Disk
They can be easily
Have a very fast data damaged
transfer rate (if dropped )

Have many moving

Have a very fat access time parts

Can be used to Read/write operation

can be quite noisy
transfer data between compared to SSD
Pcs
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Optical
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Are read from or written to by optical
Storage media storage devices, these can be either built-
in to a computer or connected externally.
Laser light, which is used to read and to
Use: write data on the surface of the disk.
DVD has a dual-layering
recording layers. Divided into sectors which
allow Direct Access.

CD-ROM/DVD-ROM , CD-R / DVD – R

CD-RW / DVD-RW, Blu-ray Disc
All are Direct Access
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» Home recordings of music (CD-R)
and films (DVD-R).
» Used to store data to be kept for
later use or to be transferred to
another computer.

Cheaper medium than

RW disks.
Once burned, they
behave like a ROM.

Can only be recorded

once

Not all CD/DVD

players can read CD – R
/DVD-R.
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CD – RW or DVD-RW
Uses:
» Used to record television programmes which can
be recorded over, time and time again.
» Used in CCTV systems.
» Can be used as a backup device for files and data

Can be written over many Can be relatively

times. expensive media
Can use differ file formats
each time it is used.
Possible to accidentally
overwrite data.
Can be edited multiple
times
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CD- ROM / DVD-ROM
Are Read only memory (ROM)optical
disks. They are a permanent method
of data storage.
» CD-ROM is used to store music files,
software programs , computer games,
films; games and applications.
They are less expensive
than hard disk drive
systems

The data transfer rate/data

access time is slower than
for hard disks.
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DVD Versus CD
The potential for dual –layering on the DVD,
that why they have larger storage capacity

Even the single layer of DVD

hold more storage CD

Both rely on the optical properties of

laser light, which is used to
read/write data on the surface of
the disc.
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Blu-ray discs
A Blue laser, rather than a red
laser, is used to read from Blu-
ray, they have read and write
operations
Uses:
» Home video.
» Storing and playing back HD
movies
» Computers can use this
technology for data storage or
backing up hard drives.
» Camcorders can use this media
to store movies.
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Blu-Ray Discs
Advantages of Blu-ray Disc Disadvantages of Blu-ray Disc

Very large storage capacity Relatively expensive discs

Very fast data transfer rate.

Encryption problems
Grater data access speed

Come with a secure DVD players has reduced the

encryption system, protect advantages of using
against piracy & copywrite
Blu-ray disc technology.
infringement

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• Blue
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laser used to read & write.
• Can store up to five time more than
Blu-Ray DVD.
• Encryption – no piracy
• Data transfer rate is faster.
Vs • Red laser used to read & write.
• Low storage compared to Blu-ray.
CD /DVD • No- Encryption
• Data transfer rate is slower.

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Solid State Drive - SSD
Solid-state media can be used
in the same way as an HDD to
store:
Use: • Operating Systems & System Files
• Applications
• Files (Documents, Images, videos,
audio etc.)
They have enabled laptop
computers to become
thinner and much lighter.
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Solid-state drives (SSD)
More reliable & robust (No Faster data transfer rate
moving parts)

Data access speed is faster Run much cooler than

compared to HDD HDD

Less write operation

Low power consumption per day

Still not used in all

services
Light weight
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Pen Derives

Portable devices that make

use of solid-state technology.

» Transporting files between

computers or using as a
backing store.
» Used as a security device to
prevent software piracy
(known as a dongle).

a pen drive (memory stick) , is

a flash drive with a USB
connector.
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Pen Drive (Memory Stick)
Cannot protect
Small and light in weight the file like CD
ROMs

Very Compact and Portable

Small in Size,
easy to lose

Very Robust
Incorrect
removal may
Not affected by magnetic lead to data loss
Fields
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Cards
A memory card makes use of
solid-state technology
Uses of memory cards
» Storing photos on digital
cameras.
» Used as mobile phone
memory cards.
» Used in MP3 players to store
music files.
» Used as a backing store in
hand-held computer devices.
Used in digital
devices such as :
Smartphones and
Digital Cameras
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Memory Card
Expensive per gigabyte
Very Compact of memory

Very Durable Have a lower storage

capacity

They can hold large

amounts of data Have a finite lifetime.

transport large collections of Smaller & likely to be

photographs, songs or lost, stolen or damaged.
information
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storage devices

Cloud storage make

use of internet to store
data in a logical pool
called the cloud.
Cloud computing is a
method of data storage
where data is stored on
remote servers – ch4
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Backing up Data
Refers to the copying of files/data to a different medium (disk,
tape, flash drive, etc).

Why Backing up Data

To safeguard against loss of data due to frailer of original secondary storage
device, against hackers, if files needed to be used elsewhere.
Back up don’t necessarily against effect of virus, because it could attach itself to
files.

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External /
Internal / Portable
Fixed Storage /Removable
•*Optical storage
Device /secondary
•(CD, DVD, Blu-ray)
Hard Disk Drive
•* Magnetic Tape
HDD
•* Memory card

* Pen Drive
Solid State Drive * Flash Drive
SSD * Portable Hard
Disk

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Medium Uses
Uses of CD-R and DVD-R
CDs » Home recordings of music (CD-R) and films (DVD-R).
» Used to store data to be kept for later use or to be transferred to another computer.
Uses of CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
» These optical disks are read-only memory (ROM) which means they cannot be written
over and can only be read. They are a permanent method of data storage.
DVD » CD-ROM is used to store music files and to store software, computer games
» DVD-ROM has much larger storage ,used to store films; computer data, and games.
» CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs are used in applications where there is a real need to prevent
the deletion or overwriting of important data.
Uses of Blu-ray
» Home video consoles.
Blu-ray » Storing and playing back movies (stores one high definition movie)
» Computers can use this technology for data storage or backing up hard drives.
» Camcorders can use this media (in cartridge form) to store movies.

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• You don’t need to carry memory sticks.
Cloud: Online storage medium used to backup files. Files can be • You don’t have to pay for large storage
accessed from any device with an internet connection. capacity in your devices.
It is a model of computer data storage that make use of • Ability to Synchronise (sync) files to ensure
internet to store digital data in a logical pool. automatically updates
• Clouds are ideal for collaboration purposes
and edit files.
• Users loose control over their data Data has
Data been lost in the past during a routine
Security backup.
Issues related to Security of Data: • The security of the building where the
servers are held and access rights to
Negative feature , should always have a good employees could affect the security of the
internet connection. Storage cost can be high , data.
uncertainty of business continuity Data • Celebrity data has been hacked and shared
Loss including images.
• Permanent loss of data during a routine backup
procedure.

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Magnetic Storage mediums

Magnetic Tape Hard Disk Drive Portable Hard

Serial Direct Disk Drive
Direct
Access Access
Access

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