STORAGE DEVICES

A P R E S E N TAT I O N B Y – A N K I TA C H AT T E R J E E
 INTRODUCTION
A storage unit is a part of the computer system which is
employed to store the information and instructions to
be processed. A storage device is an integral part of the
computer hardware which stores information/data to
process the result of any computational work. Without
A storage device, A computer would not be able to run
or even boot up.
Or
A storage device is used for storing, porting, or extracting
data files. It can also store information/data both
temporarily and permanently.
 TYPES OF STORAGE
DEVICES
PRIMARY STORAGE SECONDARY STORAGE
DEVICES. DEVICES.

Known as Main Memory/ Main  Known as “Auxiliary Memory “,

Storage/ Internal Memory. or “External Memory “.
Plays a major role for storing data  They have very slow speed of
and applications on temporary access of data compared to
basis while the computer is ON. primary storage devices.
Limited storage capacity in  Can’t work without the primary
comparison with Secondary storage devices.
Storage Devices.
Can be of 2 types – Volatile and
Non-Volatile.
 EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES

 Registers - Computer is
enabled with various “Bits”, and
these bits are known as the
“Register Memory “. The
register memory is very smallest
unit of the primary storage
devices. It is able to store 32 to
64 Bits that is enough for
performing their regular tasks
on the computer system. These
are much fastest storage device
to other storage mediums.
EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES

Random Access Memory

(RAM) - This is volatile
storage device means to
temporary memory in nature,
because entire data goes
delete while computer get
turn off mode. RAM regains
all data from CPU in run-time
and sends to control unit, and
it is a fastest memory to hard
disk.
 TYPES OF RAM
Static RAM Dynamic RAM

 Works as a form of Cache  Uses the capacitors for

Memory but it consumes storing data in few
more power as well as more milliseconds while system’s
costly to DRAM. power gets turn on.
 Uses 6 transistors, each  It’s speed is slow as well as
uses 1 bit. consuming low power. It is
capable to store more data
compare to SRAM.
 DRAM is cost effective as
well.
 EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES

 Read Only Memory

(ROM) – It is a Non-Volatile
memory. It is programmable
chip because in which stored
all instructions that are most
required when to start
computer. This computer
starting process is known as
“Bootstrap”.
TYPES OF READ ONLY MEMORY(ROM)
MROM PROM EPROM EEPROM

It stands for It stands for It stands for It stands for

“Masked ROM “. It “Programmable “Erasable and “Electrically
has to contain the Read Only Programmable “. Erasable and
all pre-planned Memory “. Users In these types of Programmable
programs like as can store any data ROM, users have Read Only
piece of as per their power to editing Memory “. In it, all
instructions, and it requirement (erase) the stored activities such as
is cheaper as well. because these instruction programming and
ROM is available (program) it. It is erasing are
in market in blank. erasable by ultra- performed by
violet light for electrically. It can
some time like as be reprogrammed
40 minutes. and erased in
more than ten
thousand time.
EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY STORAGE DEVICES

 Cache Memory – It has

higher speed for accessing data,
and allows to computer to store
pieces of data in temporary
nature. It is a place near the CPU
and RAM. It’s speed is very fast
because it’s travel
distance is short between RAM to
Cache memory. It has three variants,
such as – Level 1 cache, Level 2
cache, Level 3 cache.

 SECONDARY STORAGE
DEVICES
Secondary storage devices are used in computer either internally
or externally. Secondary Storage devices have four examples-----
 Magnetic Storage Devices - In the Magnetic storage devices, all data
are stored with using magnetized medium, and these types of data saved in
that medium in the binary form like as 0 and 1. This magnetic storage has
also non-volatile storage nature.
 Optical Storage Devices - Optical Storage Devices is also a secondary
storage device. It is a removable storage device.
 Flash Memory Devices - It is a cheaper and portable storage device. It is
the most commonly used device to store data because is more reliable and
efficient as compare to other storage devices.
 Online Cloud Devices - Nowadays, we can store our files and other stuff
in the cloud and the data is stored for as long as we pay for the cloud
storage. There are many companies that provide cloud services largely
Google, etc. We can pay the rent for the amount of space we need and we
get multiple benefits out of it.
 TYPES OF MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES

FLOPPY
DISK
MAGNETIC
HARD DISK STORAGE
MAGNETIC
CARDS
DEVICES
TAPE
CASSETTES
SUPER
DISKS
It is used on a It is a storage It is a card in It is also It is also called
personal device that stores which data is known as a LS-240 and
computer to and retrieves data stored by the
using magnetic music cassette. LS-120. It can
store data magnetism of
externally. It is storage. It can be tiny iron-based
It is a box in store data up
made up of a modified or magnetic which the data to 240 MB.
plastic cartridge deleted n number particles on the is stored in an
of times without analogue
and secures with band of the card.
any problem.
a protective case. magnetic tape.
 TYPES OF OPTICAL STORAGE DEVICES

CD DVD BLU-RAY DISK

CD-R CD-RW DVD-R DVD-RW It is just like CD and DVD but
the storage capacity of Blu-ray
It stands for It stands for It stands for It stands for
is up to 25GB. To run a Blu-ray
Compact Disc Compact Disc Digital Versatile Digital
Disc read-only. In Versatile Disc
disc, you need a separate Blu-
read-only. In read Write. In this, once the ray reader. This Blu-ray
this, once the this, data is written read Write. In
this type of technology is used to read a
data is written you can easily cannot be erased.
disc from a blue-violet laser
cannot be write or erase It is read-only. It DVD, you can
is generally used easily write or due to which the information
erased. It is data multiple to is stored in greater density
erase data
read-only. times. with a longer wavelength.
write movies, etc. multiple times.
 TYPES OF FLASH MEMORY DEVICES

PENDRIVE SOLID STATE SECURE DIGITAL

CARD(SD CARD)
MEMORY MULTIMEDIA
DRIVE(SSD) CARD CARD
It is also known as a It is a mass storage It is used with It is also used It is also known
USB flash drive that device like HDDs. It electronic as MMC. It is an
includes flash is more durable devices like phones, to store large
memory with an because it does not digital cameras, etc. amounts of integrated circuit
integrated USB contain optical disks to store larger data. It that is generally
interface. inside like hard disks. is portable and the
data used in-car
We can directly It needs less power as size of the SD card is and is available radios, digital
connect these devices compared to hard also small so that it in different cameras, etc. It is
to our computers and disks, is lightweight, can easily fit into
laptops and and has 10x faster electronic devices. It sizes. an external
read/write data into read and write speed is available in device to
them in a much faster as compared to hard different sizes like store
and efficient way. disks. 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, etc.
data/information
 TYPES OF ONLINE CLOUD DEVICES

Google Drive One Drive Drop Box

A cloud storage offered by A cloud storage offered by A cloud storage offered by

Google which is free of cost Microsoft which is free of Drop Box which is free of
till 15GB. cost till 15GB. cost till 2GB.
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