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What is the primary advantage of NAND flash memories over NOR flash memories?
Higher storage density
What is the maximum number of recordings allowed for flash memory before wear-out, depending on the manufacturer?
100,000 to 1 million
What is the primary purpose of the BIOS in computer systems?
Basic input/output system
What is the main difference between NOR and NAND flash memories in terms of read access?
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What is the main reason for the replacement of hard drives in mobile systems with solid-state disks (SSDs)?
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What is the main advantage of flash memory over traditional EEPROM?
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What is the primary limitation of flash memory in terms of its lifespan?
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What is the primary factor that affects the cost of flash memory?
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What is the main difference between flash memory and traditional hard drives in terms of cost?
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What is the main purpose of evaluating the performance, cost, and dependability of a system designed to provide high I/O performance?
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What is the typical range of tracks per disk surface in a magnetic disk?
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How does the disk access information in a sector?
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What is the main purpose of magnetic disks in a computer system?
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What is the typical range of sectors per track in a magnetic disk?
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How do magnetic disks store data?
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What is the significance of the cylinder-head-sector (CHS) addressing in magnetic disks?
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What is the role of the arm assembly in magnetic disks?
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What is the typical characteristic of magnetic disks in terms of their cost, size, and speed?
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What is the significance of the read-write head in magnetic disks?
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What is the relationship between magnetic disks and the I/O system?
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Study Notes
RAID 6
- RAID 6 is a scheme that can recover a block even if two disks fail
- It uses p - 1 diagonals to protect p disks
- Each block of the diagonal parity disk contains the parity of the blocks in the same diagonal
- The row-diagonal approach is used to recover failed disks
- It starts by recovering one of the four blocks within the failed disk, and then uses the diagonal parity to recover another block
Flash Memory
- Flash memory technology is similar to traditional EEPROM, but with higher memory capacity per chip and low-power consumption
- Read access time is slower than DRAM, but much faster than disks
- A 256-Byte transfer of flash would take around 6.5 µs, compared to 1,000 times more on disks
Storage Overview
- Non-volatile memory can be viewed as part of the memory hierarchy system or as part of the I/O system
- The main choices for storing data are magnetic disks and flash memory
- Magnetic disks are big, cheap, and slow, and reside in the lowest level of the memory hierarchy system
Magnetic Disks
- Magnetic disks are used for non-volatile (persistent) storage
- Disks are based on a rotating disk covered with a magnetic surface, with a read-write head per surface to access information
- Disks may have more than one platter, and use a cylinder-head-sector (CHS) addressing system
- The sector is the smallest unit that can be addressed in a disk, and has a physical size that can vary depending on the track and sector
Magnetic Disks Performance
- Seek time is the time to position the arm over the addressed track, and is generally between 5 to 12 ms
- Rotational latency is the waiting time for the desired sector to rotate under the read-write head, and is about 3,600 to 15,000 RPM
- The actual seek time can be only 25% to 33% of the time disclosed by manufacturers due to locality of disk reference
RAID
- RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is a system that allows for multiple simultaneous accesses since the data are spread into multiple disks
- Two basic techniques are used: stripping, where sequential data is logically allocated on separate disks to increase performance, and mirroring, where data is copied to identical disks to increase availability
- RAID systems can be categorized into different levels, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 2, RAID 3, RAID 4, and RAID 5
- Each level has its own characteristics, such as redundancy, availability, and performance
Flash Memory Types
- NOR flash memories were a direct competitor of traditional EEPROM, and were randomly addressable and typically used in the computer's BIOS
- NAND flash memories have higher storage density, but can only be read in blocks, and are much cheaper per gigabyte and more common than NOR flash
- The price of flash memories has decreased over time, from 2/GiBin2010to2/GiB in 2010 to 2/GiBin2010to0.3/GiB in 2016
Magnetic Disks Performance
- Average Rotational Latency (ARL) is the average latency to the desired information, halfway around the disk, and can be computed as 0.5 × Rotation Period.
- Rotation Period is calculated by dividing 60 by the disk's RPM (revolutions per minute).
- Common values for disk rotational speed/latency are 5,400 and 7,200 RPM.
Transfer Time
- Transfer time depends on transfer size per sector, rotational speed, and recording density (bits/inch).
- Typical transfer rates are from 3 to 65 MiB/s.
Magnetic Disks Evolution
- Magnetic disks evolved over the years, with an increase in disk density, a steep price reduction, and a considerable increase in RPM.
- RPM increased from 3,600 RPM (in the '80s) to close to 15,000 RPM (2000's), but does not continue to increase due to problems with high rotational speed.
Disk Access Time
- Disk Access Time (DAT) is computed as the sum of Seek Time, Rotational Latency, Transfer Time, Controller Time, and Queuing Delay.
RAID Systems
- Disks are non-volatile and the lowest level in the memory hierarchy.
- The sector is the smallest unit that can be addressed in a disk.
- Earlier, all tracks had the same number of sectors, but currently, disks have tracks with different numbers of sectors to increase storage capacity.
Seek Time
- Seek Time is the time to position the arm over the addressed track and is generally between 5 to 12 ms.
- The actual Seek Time can be only 25% to 33% of the time disclosed by manufacturers due to locality with respect to the disk reference.
Rotational Latency
- Rotational Latency is the waiting time for the desired sector to rotate under the read-write head and is about 3,600 to 15,000 RPM, i.e., 16 ms to 4 ms per revolution.
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This quiz describes the RAID 6 configuration, where even if two disks fail, data can be recovered. It explains the concept of row parity and diagonal parity disks.
