Exam 3: Storage

Traditionally, the magnetic particles on a hard disk have been aligned vertically, perpendicular to the hard disk's surface.

Flash memory storage systems are not subject to mechanical failures like hard drive and optical disc systems, and are therefore more resistant to shock and vibration.

The most common internal hard drive interface standard for desktop computers today is serial ATA. _________________________

Remote storage services accessed via the Internet are often referred to as cloud storage

While the memory used for disk caching can be a designated portion of RAM, today's hard drives typically use a disk cache consisting of memory chips located on a circuit board inside the hard drive case.

____ optical discs can be recorded on, erased, and overwritten just like magnetic disks.

The cluster size, maximum drive size, and maximum file size are determined by the ____________________ being used.

To record data, holographic storage systems split the light from a blue laser beam into ____ beams.

A ____ is the hardware where data is actually stored.

The capacity of flash memory cards is continually growing and is up to 256 MB at the present time with even higher capacity cards expected in the near future.

SSDs are an especially attractive option for portable computers and mobile devices.

A(n) ____________________ hard drive is a hard drive that contains both a large amount of flash memory and magnetic hard disks.

-The arm extending into the hard disk surface shown in the accompanying figure, holds the ____.

Conventional CD discs use ____ lasers.

Partitions are sometimes referred to as ____.

A storage medium is inserted into the appropriate ____ to be read from or written to.

What kind of applications are holographic data storage systems suited for?

Since retrieving data from memory is much faster than from the hard drive, disk caching can speed up performance.

Large enterprise storage systems are usually ____________________ so that additional hard drives can be added as needed.

-Most computer tapes today are in the form of ____ tapes, as shown in the accompanying figure.