Intro To Computer Tech Lecture 4: Storage System PDF

Lecture 3 Storage System  Learning Objectives 1. Name several general properties of storage systems. 2. Describe the most common types of hard drives and what they are used for today. 3. Discuss the various types of optical disc drives available and how they differ from each...

Lecture 3 Storage System  Learning Objectives 1. Name several general properties of storage systems. 2. Describe the most common types of hard drives and what they are used for today. 3. Discuss the various types of optical disc drives available and how they differ from each other. 4. Identify some flash-memory-based storage devices and media and explain how they are used today. 2  Storage System Characteristics Consist of a storage device and a storage medium – Device: DVD drive, flash memory card reader, etc. – Medium: DVD disc, flash memory card, etc. – Medium is inserted into device to be used – Storage devices are typically identified by letter 3  Storage System Characteristics Can be internal, external, or remote Are nonvolatile Usually use random access; can be sequential Logical file representation: The user’s view of the way data is stored Physical file representation: The actual physical way the data is stored on the storage media as viewed by the computer Storage technologies: – Magnetic (conventional hard drives) – Optical (optical discs) – Electronics (flash memory media) 4  Logical vs. Physical Representation File: Anything stored on a storage medium, such as a program, document, digital image, or song Filename: Name given to a file by the user Folder: Named place on a storage medium into which files can be stored 5  Hard Drives Hard drive: – Used to store most programs and data – Can be internal and external – Can be encrypted Magnetic hard drives: – Use metal hard disks – Read/write heads magnetize particles to represent the data’s 0s and 1s Solid-state drives (SSDs) – Use flash memory technology – Particularly appropriate for portable computers 6  Magnetic Hard Drives Hard disks are divided into − Tracks − Sectors − Clusters − Cylinders 7 Magnetic Hard Drives  Hard Disks, cont’d. Reading and writing data: – Obstacles on a hard-disk system can damage the surface and read/write head. Solid State Drives (SSDs) 10 External Hard Drives 11  Hard Drive Speed and Caching Disk access time: Total time that it takes for a hard drive to read or write data – Consists of seek time, rotational delay, and data movement time Disk cache: Dedicated part of RAM used to store additional data adjacent to data retrieved during a disk fetch to improve system performance Hybrid hard drive – Combination of flash memory and magnetic hard drive – Uses flash memory for cache – Allows encryption to be built into the drive 12  Partitioning and File Systems Partitioning: Logically divides the physical capacity of a single drive into separate areas, called partitions – Partitions function as independent hard drives – Referred to as logical drives – Increase efficiency (smaller drives use smaller clusters) Partitions used to: – Create a recovery partition – Create a new logical drive for data – Create a dual boot system File system: Determines the cluster size, maximum drive size, and maximum file size – FAT, FAT32, and NTFS 13  Hard Drive Interface Standards Hard drive interface standards: Determine how a drive connects to the computer Common standards: – Parallel ATA (PATA): older, slower standard – Serial ATA (SATA) 14  Quick Quiz 1. Of the following three options, the storage media that would hold the most data is a(n) _______________________. a. internal hard drive b. USB flash memory drive c. portable hard drive 2. True or False: Hard drives typically contain more than one metal hard disk. 3. The circular rings on a magnetic disk on which data is stored are called ________________________. Answers: 1) a; 2) True; 3) tracks 15  Optical Discs Optical discs: store data optically (using laser beams) – Divided into sectors like magnetic discs but use a single spiral track (groove) – Data is stored in 0s and 1s Pits and lands are used to represent 1s and 0s, the transition between a pit and a land represents a 1; no transition represents a 0 16 Optical Discs 17  Optical Drives Optical drives: Designed for type of disc: CD, DVD, or Blu-Ray Disc (BD) – Can support single or dual layer discs Burning: Recording data onto disc – CD discs: Use infrared lasers; hold 650 MB – DVD discs: Use red lasers; hold 4.7 GB (single-layer) – BD discs: Use blue-violet lasers; hold 25 GB (single- layer) Can be internal or external drives – External drives typically USB 19  Read-Only Discs Read-only (ROM): Surface is molded or stamped to represent the data Read-only disc: Can be read from, but not written to, by the user – CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) – DVD-ROM (digital versatile disc read-only memory) – BD-ROM (Blu-Ray disc read-only memory) Normally come pre-recorded – Software programs – Clip art and other graphics – Music – Movies – Games (UMD, Wii, Xbox, etc.) 20  Recordable Discs Recordable (R) or rewritable(RW): Reflectivity of surface is changed by a laser. Recordable disc: Can be written to, but cannot be erased and reused – CD-R discs – DVD-R/DVD+R discs; can be dual-layer – BD-R; can be dual-layer Used for back up, sending large files to others, creating custom music CDs, storing home movies, etc. 21  Rewritable Discs Rewritable disc: Can be recorded on, erased, and overwritten just like magnetic discs – CD-RW – DVD-RW – BD-RE; can be dual layer Use phase-change technology – Heating and cooling process is used to change the reflectivity of the disc – Can be changed back to erase the disc 22  Quick Quiz 1. The capacity of the typical CD disc is ______________________. a. 50 GB b. 650 MB c. 4.7 GB 2. True of False: A DVD-RW disc can be written to and rewritten to. 3. The tiny depressions, dark areas, or otherwise altered spots on an optical disc that are used to represent data are called ______________________. Answers: 1) b; 2) True; 3) pits 23  Flash Memory Systems Chip-based storage medium – No moving parts so more resistant to shock and vibration, require less power, make no sound – Solid-state storage system Most often found in the form of: – Flash memory cards – USB flash drives – Solid-state drives – Hybrid hard drives Very small and so are very appropriate for use with digital cameras, digital music players, GPS devices, notebook computers, mobile devices, etc. 24 Flash Memory Systems 25  Flash Memory Cards Flash memory card: A small card containing one or more flash memory chips, controller chips, and metal contacts to connect the card to the device or reader that it is being used with – CompactFlash – Secure Digital (SD) – Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) – Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) – MultiMedia Card (MMC) – xD Picture Card – Memory Stick Read by flash memory card reader 26 Flash Memory Cards 27  USB Flash Drives USB flash drives: Consist of flash memory media and a reader in a single self-contained unit – Typically portable drives that connect to and are powered by a USB port – Also called USB flash memory drives, thumb drives, jump drives 28  Holographic Storage Holographic storage: Store data as holograms – Emerging type of 3D storage technology – Parallel data writing as a beam of light – A single disk will store up to 1 Tera Byte – Use a photographic film to store 3D data – Uses two blue laser beams to store data in three dimensions Reference beam Signal beam – Applications for holographic data storage systems include: High-speed digital libraries Image processing for medical, video, and military purposes Any other applications in which data needs to be stored or retrieved quickly in large quantities but rarely changed 29 Holographic Storage 30  Magnetic Tape Systems Magnetic tape: Plastic tape with a magnetizable surface that stores data as a series of magnetic spots – Primarily used for backup and archival purposes – Sequential access only – Low cost per megabyte – Most tapes today are in the form of cartridge tapes – Read from and written to via a tape drive 31 Storage Systems for Large Computer Systems and Networks Storage server: Hardware device containing multiple high-speed hard drives Businesses have to store tremendous amounts of data – Business data – Employee and customer data – E-discovery data: 32  Quick Quiz 1. An online photo sharing site is an example of ______________________. a. RAID b. remote storage c. holographic storage 2. True of False: Flash memory storage systems are called solid-state storage systems because they are nonvolatile. 3. A type of sequential storage that sometimes used today for backup purposes is _____________. Answers: 1) b; 2) False; 3) magnetic tape 33