Unit1 three part secondary storage devices

Secondary Storage Devices
• Video 1
• Video 2
• Video 3
• Video 4

In this chapter you will learn about:
Secondary storage devices and their need
Classification of commonly used secondary storage
devices
Difference between sequential and direct access storage
devices
Basic principles of operation, types, and uses of popular
secondary storage devices such as magnetic tape,
magnetic disk, and optical disk
Learning Objectives

 Commonly used mass storage devices
 Introduction to other related concepts
such as RAID, Jukebox, storage
hierarchy, etc.
Learning Objectives

 Limited capacity because the cost per bit of
storage is high
 Volatile - data stored in it is lost when the
electric power is turned off or interrupted
Limitations of Primary Storage

 Used in a computer system to overcome the limitations
of primary storage
 Has virtually unlimited capacity because the cost per bit
of storage is very low
 Has an operating speed far slower
than that of the primary
storage
 Used to store large volumes of
data on a permanent basis
 Also known as auxiliary memory
Secondary Storage

Sequential Access
Device
Secondary Storage
Devices
Direct Access Devices
Magnetic Tape
Magnetic
Disks
CD-ROM WORM
(CD-R)
Floppy
Disk
Hard
Disks
Zip Disk Disk Pack WinchesterDisk
Optical Disks
CD-RW DVD
Memory Storage
Devices
Flash
Drive
Memory
Card
Classification of Commonly Used Secondary Storage Devices

 Arrival at the desired storage location may be preceded by
sequencing through other locations
 Data can only be retrieved in the same sequence in which it
is stored
 Access time varies according to the storage location of the
information being accessed
 Suitable for sequential processing applications where most,
if not all, of the data records need to be processed one
after another
 Magnetic tape is a typical example of such a storage device
Sequential-access Storage Devices

 Devices where any storage location may be selected and accessed at
random
 Permitsaccess to individual information in a
more direct or immediate manner
 Approximately equal access time is required for
accessing information from any storage location
 Suitable for direct processing applications such as on- line ticket booking
systems, on-line banking systems
 Magnetic, optical, and magneto-optical disks are
typical examples of such a storage device
Direct-access Storage Devices

 Commonly used sequential-access secondary storage
device
 Physically, the tape medium is a plastic ribbon, which is
usually ½ inch or ¼ inch wide and 50 to 2400 feet long
 Plastic ribbon is coated with a magnetizable recording
material such as iron-oxide or chromium dioxide
 Data are recorded on the tape in the form of tiny
invisible magnetized and non-magnetized spots
(representing 1s and 0s) on its coated surface
 Tape ribbon is stored in reels or a small cartridge or
cassette
Magnetic Tape
Basics

3
2
1
4
5
7
6
Track/Channel
numbers
Characters for
corresponding codes
Each vertical
line represents
a binary 1 bit
Zone
Numeric
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G
Parity bit
A frame
Illustrates the concepts of frames, tracks, parity bit, and character-by-character data
storage
Magnetic Tape - Storage Organization (Example 1)

Illustrates the concepts of frames, tracks, parity bit, and character-by-character data storage
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B
5
4
3
2
1
A frame for each
character
Track/ channel
numbers
Characters for
corresponding codes
Each vertical
line represents
a binary
1 bit
Track
representation Added zone 7
Added zone 6
Zone
Parity bit
Zone
Unit’s digit
4’s digit
8’s digit 9
2’s digit 8

Tape motion
IBG R1 R2 IBG R3 R4 IBG R5 R6 IBG R7 R8 IBG
IBG R1 R2 R3 IBG R4 R5 R6 IBG R7 R8 R9 IBG
(b) A tape which uses a blocking factor of two. There is an IBG after every two records.
Tape motion
(c) A tape which uses a blocking factor of three. There is an IBG after every three records.
Illustrates the concepts of blocking of records, inter-block gap (IBG), and blocking factor
(a) An unblocked tape. There is an IBG after each record.
Tape motion
IBG R1 IBG R2 IBG R3 IBG R4 IBG R5 IBG R6

File header
label
File trailer
label
File header
label of next
file
Tape motion
IBG
Block of
records
IBG
Block of
records
IBG IBG
Illustrates the concepts of multiple blocks of records forming a file that is separated
from other files by a file header label in the beginning and a file trailer label at the
end of the file

unus
tap
File trailer
label
IB
G
File trailer
label of
last file
unused
tape
EOT marker
Illustrates the concepts of Beginning of Tape (BoT) and End of Tape (EoT)
markers, and tape header label
ed IBG IB
G
Blocks of records of
the file separated by
IBGs
IB
G
IB
G
e
Tape motion
Tape header
label
BOT
marker
File header
label
Magnetic Tape-Storage Organization (Example 5)

 Storage capacity of a tape = Data recording density x Length
 Data recording density is the amount of data that can be stored on a given
length of tape. It is measured in bytes per inch (bpi)
 Tape density varies from 800 bpi in older systems to 77,000 bpi in some of the
modern systems
 Actual storage capacity of a tape may be anywhere from 35% to 70% of its
total storage capacity, depending on the storage organization used
Magnetic Tape Storage Capacity

 Refers to characters/second that can be transmitted
to the memory from the tape
 Transfer rate measurement unit is bytes/second (bps)
 Value depends on the data recording density and the
speed with which the tape travels under the
read/write head
 A typical value of data transfer rate is 7.7 MB/second
Magnetic Tape – Data Transfer Rate

 Used for writing/reading of data to/from a magnetic
tape ribbon
 Different for tape reels, cartridges, and cassettes
 Has read/write heads for
reading/writing of data on tape
 A magnetic tape reel/cartridge/cassette has to be first
loaded on a tape drive for reading/writing of data on it
 When processing is complete, the tape
is removed from the tape drive for off-line
storage
Magnetic Tape – Tape Drive


Magnetic Tape – Tape Controller
Tape drive is connected to and controlled by a tape
controller that interprets the commands for operating the tape
drive
A typical set of commands supported by a tape controller
are:
Read reads one block of data
Write writes one block of data
Write tape header label used to update the contents of
tape header label
Erase tape erases the data recorded on a tape
Back space one block rewinds the tape to the
beginning of previous block
(Continued on next slide)

Forward space one block
Magnetic Tape – Tape Controller
forwards the tape to the beginning
of next block
Forward space one file forwards the tape to the beginning
of next file
Rewind fully rewinds the tape
Unload releases the tape drive’s grip so
that the tape spool can be
unmountedfrom the tape drive
(Continued from previous slide..)

 ½-inch tape reel
 ½-inch tape cartridge
 ¼-inch streamer tape
 4-mm digital audio tape (DAT)
Types of Magnetic Tape

 Uses ½ inch wide tape ribbon stored on a tape reel
 Uses parallel representation method of storing data, in
which data are read/written a byte at a time
 Uses a read/write head assembly that has one read/write
head for each track
 Commonly used as archival storage for off-line storage of
data and for exchange of data and programs between
organizations
 Fast getting replaced by tape cartridge, streamer tape,
and digital audio tape they are more compact, cheaper
and easier to handle
Half-inch Tape Reel

Supply
reel
Take-up
reel
Magnetic tape
Read/write
head assembly
Vacuum
columns
Tape
loops
varying in
length
Tape Drive of Half-inch Tape Reel

 Uses ½ inch wide tape ribbon sealed in a cartridge
 Has 36 tracks, as opposed to 9 tracks for most half-inch
tape reels
 Stores data using parallel representation. Hence, 4 bytes
of data are stored across the width of the tape. This
enables more bytes of data to be stored on the same
length of tape
 Tape drive reads/writes on the top half of the tape in one
direction and on the bottom half in the other direction
Half-inch Tape Cartridge

 Uses ¼ inch wide tape ribbon sealed in a cartridge
 Uses serial representation of data recording (data bits
are aligned in a row one after another in tracks)
 Can have from 4 to 30 tracks, depending on the tape
drive
 Depending on the tape drive,
the read/write head
Quarter-inch Streamer Tape
reads/writes data on one/two/four tracks at a time
Eliminates the need for the
start/stop operation of traditional tape drives

Quarter-inch Streamer Tape
Can read/write data more efficiently than the traditional tape
drives because there is no start/stop mechanism
Make more efficient utilization of tape storage area than
traditional tape drives because IBGs are not needed
The standard data formats used in these tapes is known as the
QIC standard

Recording area
begins here
Recording area
ends here
Tracks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .
. .
Unused
portion
of the
tape
. .
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 .
Unused
portion
of the
tape
Quarter-inch Streamer Tape (Example)

 Uses 4mm wide tape ribbon sealed in a cartridge
 Has very high data recording density
 Uses a tape drive that uses helical scan technique for data
recording, in which two read heads and two write heads
are built into a small wheel
 DAT drives use a data recording format called Digital Data
Storage (DDS), which provides three levels of error-
correcting code
 Typical capacity of DAT cartridges varies from 4 GB to 14
GB
4mm Digital Audio Tape (DAT)

Moving tape
Read head B
Write head B
Read head A
scan
Write head A
Spinning
helical
Shaft
The Helical Scan Techniques
Used in DAT Drives

 Storage capacity is virtually unlimited because as many
tapes as required can be used for storing very large data
sets
 Cost per bit of storage is very low for magnetic tapes.
 Tapes can be erased and reused many times
 Tape reels and cartridges are compact and light in weight
 Easy to handle and store.
 Very large amount of data can be stored in a small
storage space
Advantages of Magnetic Tapes

Advantages of Magnetic Tapes
Compact size and light weight
Magnetic tape reels and cartridges are
also easily portable from one place to another
Often used for transferring data and programs from one
computer to another that are not linked together

 Due to their sequential access nature, they are not
suitable for storage of those data that frequently require
to be accessed randomly
 Must be stored in a dust-free environment because
specks of dust can cause tape-reading errors
 Must be stored in an environment with properly controlled
temperature and humidity levels
 Tape ribbon may get twisted due to warping, resulting in
loss of stored data
 Should be properly labeled so that some useful data
stored on a particular tape is not erased by mistake
Limitations of Magnetic Tapes

 For applications that are based on sequential data
processing
 Backing up of data for off-line storage
 Archiving of infrequently used data
 Transferring of data from one computer to another that are
not linked together
 As a distribution media for software by vendors
Uses of Magnetic Tapes

 Commonly used direct-access secondary storage device.
 Physically, a magnetic disk is a thin, circular plate/platter
made of metal or plastic that is usually coated on both
sides with a magnetizable recording material such as iron-
oxide
 Data are recorded on the disk in the form of tiny invisible
magnetized and non-magnetized spots (representing 1s
and 0s) on the coated surfaces of the disk
 The disk is stored in a specially designed protective
envelope or cartridge, or several of them are stacked
together in a sealed, contamination-free container
Magnetic Disk - Basics

Track
199
200
Tracks
Track 000
… …
 A disk’s surface is divided into
a number of invisible
concentric circles called tracks
Magnetic Disk – Storage Organization
Illustrates the Concept of Tracks
 The tracks are
numbered consecutively
from outermost
to innermost starting from
zero
The number of
tracks on a
disk may be as few as 40 on
small, low-capacity disks, to
several thousand on large,
high-capacity disks

A sector
Each track of a disk is subdivided
into sectors
There are 8 or more sectors per
track
A sector typically contains 512
bytes
Disk drives are designed to
read/write only whole sectors at a
time
Illustrates the Concept of Sectors

Illustrates Grouping of Tracks and Use of Different
Number of Sectors in Tracks of Different Groups for
Increased Storage Capacity
Innermost group of tracks has 8 sectors/track
Next groups of tracks has 9
sectors/track
Outermost group of tracks has 10 sectors/track

 Disk address represents the physical location of the
record on the disk
 It is comprised of the sector number, track number, and
surface number (when double-sided disks are used)
 This scheme is called the CHS addressing or Cylinder-
Head-Sector addressing. The same is also referred to as
disk geometry
Magnetic Disk – Disk Address or
Address of a Record on a Disk

Central shaft
Upper surface
not used
Surface - 0
Surface - 1
Surface - 2
Surface - 3
Lower surface
not used
Surface - 4
Surface - 5
Cylinder
Access arms
assembly
Direction of
movement of
access arms
assembly
Read/Write head
(Illustrates the Concept of Cylinder)
A set of corresponding
No. of disk platters = 4, No. of usable surfaces = 6.
tracks on all the 6 surfaces is called a cylinder.

Storage capacity of a disk system = Number of recording surfaces
 Number of tracks per surface
 Number of sectors per track
 Number of bytes per sector
Magnetic Disk – Storage Capacity

Central shaft
One read/write
head per surface
Direction of
movement of
access arms
assembly
Access arms assembly
Vertical cross section of a disk system. There is one read/write head
per recording surface
Magnetic Disk Pack – Access Mechanism

 Disk access time is the interval between the instant a
computer makes a request for transfer of data from a
disk system to the primary storage and the instant this
operation is completed
 Disk access time depends on the following three
parameters:
– Seek Time: It is the time required to position the
read/write head over the desired track, as soon as a
read/write command is received by the disk unit
– Latency: It is the time required to spin the desired
sector under the read/write head, once the
read/write head is positioned on the desired track
Magnetic Disk – Access Time

– Transfer Rate: It is the rate at which data are
read/written to the disk, once the read/write head is
positioned over the desired sector
 As the transfer rate is negligible as compared to seek
time and latency,
Average access time
= Average seek time + Average latency
Magnetic Disk – Access Time

 Process of preparing a new disk by the computer system
in which the disk is to be used.
 For this, a new (unformatted) disk is inserted in the disk
drive of the computer system and the disk formatting
command is initiated
 Low-level disk formatting
 Disk drive’s read/write head lays down a magnetic
pattern on the disk’s surface
 Enables the disk drive to organize and store the data
in the data organization defined for the disk drive of
the computer
Disk Formatting

Disk Formatting
OS-level disk formatting
 Createsthe File Allocation Table
(FAT) that is a table with
the sector and track locations of data
 Leaves sufficient space for FAT to grow
 Scans and marks bad sectors
One of the basic tasks handled by
the computer’s operating system
Enables the use of disks manufactured by
third party vendors into one’s own computer
system

 Unit used for reading/writing of data on/from a
magnetic disk
 Contains all the mechanical, electrical and
electronic components for holding one or more
disks and for reading or writing of information on
to it
Magnetic Disk – Disk Drive

Magnetic Disk – Disk Drive
Although disk drives vary greatly in their shape, size and disk
formatting pattern, they can be broadly classified into two types:
– Those with interchangeable magnetic disks, which
allow the loading and unloading of magnetic disks
as and when they are needed for reading/writing
of data on to them
– Those with fixed magnetic disks, which come along
with a set of permanently fixed disks. The disks
are not removable from their disk drives

 Disk drive is connected to and controlled by a disk
controller, which interprets the commands for operating
the disk drive
 Typically supports only read and
write commands,
Magnetic Disk – Disk Controller
disk address (surface number,
number, and sector number) as
which need
cylinder/track
parameters
 Connected to and controls more than one disk drive, in
which case the disk drive number is also needed as a
parameters of read and write commands

Magnetic Disks
Floppy Disks Hard Disks
Zip/Bernoulli Disks
Types of Magnetic Disks
Disk Packs Winchester
Disks

 Round, flat piece of flexible plastic disks coated with
magnetic oxide
 So called because they are made of
flexible plastic plates which can bend
 Also known as floppies or diskettes
 Plastic disk is encased in a square plastic or vinyl jacket
cover that gives handling protection to the disk surface
Floppy Disks

Floppy Disks
The two types of floppy disks in use today are:
 5¼-inch diskette, whose diameter
is 5¼-inch. It is encased in a square, flexible
vinyl jacket
 3½-inch diskette, whose diameter
is 3½-inch. It is encased in a square, hard plastic
jacket
Most popular and inexpensive
secondary storage medium used in small computers

User’s label for
identification purpose
5¼
-
inch
Manufacturer’s
label
Write protect notch
Drive spindle hole in
disk
Drive access opening
in jacket
Aperture in the jacket
through which the
read/write head
makes direct contact
with the disk surface
5¼- inch
A 5¼-inch floppy disk enclosed within jacket. The drive mechanism clamps
on to a portion of the disk exposed by the drive access opening in the jacket
A 5¼-inch Floppy Disk

Opening for inserting the
disk inside the drive
Floppy disk
eject button
Light indicator
(blinks when
read/write
operation takes
place)
(a) Front view of a floppy disk
drive.
Write-protect
plastic tab
3½”
-
inch
3½” - inch
(b) A 3½ - inch floppy disk.
Sliding metal
piece cover
User’s label for
identification
A 3½-inch Floppy Disk

Size
(Diameter in
inches)
No. of
surfaces
No. of
tracks
No. of
sectors/track
No. of
bytes/sector
Capacity in
bytes
Approximate
capacity
5¼ 2 40 9 512 3,68,640 360 KB
5¼ 2 80 15 512 12,28,800 1.2 MB
3½ 2 40 18 512 7,37,280 720 KB
3½ 2 80 18 512 14,74,560 1.4 MB
3½ 2 80 36 512 29,49,120 2.88 MB
Storage Capacities of Various
Types of Floppy Disks

 Round, flat piece of rigid metal (frequently aluminium)
disks coated with magnetic oxide
 Come in many sizes, ranging from
1 to 14-inch diameter.
 Depending on how they are packaged, hard disks are of
three types:
 Zip/Bernoulli disks
 Disk packs
 Winchester disks
 Primary on-line secondary storage device
for most computer systems today
Hard Disks

 Uses a single hard disk platter encased in a plastic
cartridge
 Disk drives may be portable or fixed type
 Fixed type is part of the computer system, permanently
connected to it
 Portable type can be carried to a computer system,
connected to it for the duration of use, and then can be
disconnected and taken away when the work is done
 Zip disks can be easily inserted/removed from a zip drive
just as we insert/remove floppy disks in a floppy disk drive
Zip/Bernoulli Disks

 Uses multiple (two or more) hard disk platters mounted
on a single central shaft
 Disk drives have a separate read/write head for each
usable disk surface (the upper surface of the top-most
disk and the lower surface of the bottom most disk is
not used)
 Disks are of removable/interchangeable type in the
sense that they have to be mounted on the disk drive
before they can be used, and can be removed and kept
off-line when not in use
Disk Packs

 Uses multiple (two or more) hard disk platters mounted
on a single central shaft
 Hard disk platters and the disk drive are sealed
together in a contamination-free container and cannot
be separated from each other
Winchester Disks

 Named after the .30-30 Winchester
early Winchester disk systems had
Winchester Disks
rifle because the
two 30-MB disks
sealed together with the disk drive
For the same number of disks,
Winchester disks have larger storage
capacity than disk packs because:
– All the surfaces of all
disks are used for data recording
They employ much greater precision of data recording, resulting in
greater data recording density

 More suitable than magnetic tapes for a wider range of
applications because they support direct access of data
 Random access property enables them to be used
simultaneously by multiple users as a shared device. A tape
is not suitable for such type of usage due to its sequential-
access property
 Suitable for both on-line and off-line storage of data
Advantages of Magnetic Disks

 Except for the fixed type Winchester disks, the storage
capacity of other magnetic disks is virtually unlimited as
many disks can be used for storing very large data sets
 Due to their low cost and high data recording densities,
the cost per bit of storage is low for magnetic disks.
 An additional cost benefit is that magnetic disks can be
erased and reused many times
 Floppy disks and zip disks are compact and light in
weight. Hence they are easy to handle and store.
 Very large amount of data can be stored in a small
storage space

 Due to their compact size and light weight, floppy disks
and zip disks are also easily portable from one place to
another
 They are often used for transferring data and programs
from one computer to another, which are not linked
together
 Any information desired from a disk storage can be
accessed in a few milliseconds because it is a direct
access storage device

Data transfer rate for a magnetic disk system is normally higher
than a tape system
Magnetic disks are less vulnerable to data corruption due to
careless handling or unfavorable temperature and humidity
conditions than magnetic tapes

 Although used for both random processing and
sequential processing of data, for applications of the
latter type, it may be less efficient than magnetic tapes
 More difficult to maintain the security of information
stored on shared, on-line secondary storage devices, as
compared to magnetic tapes or other types of magnetic
disks
Limitations of Magnetic Disks

For Winchester disks, a disk crash or drive failure often results in
loss of entire stored data. It is not easy to recover the lost data.
Suitable backup procedures are suggested for data stored on
Winchester disks
Some types of magnetic disks, such as disk packs and Winchester
disks, are not so easily portable like magnetic tapes
On a cost-per-bit basis, the cost of magnetic disks is low, but the
cost of magnetic tapes is even lower

 Must be stored in a dust-free environment
 Floppy disks, zip disks and disk packs should be labeled
properly to prevent erasure of useful data by mistake

 For
Uses of Magnetic Disks
applications that are based on random data
processing
 As a shared on-line secondary storage device.
Winchester disks and disk packs are often used for
this purpose
As a backup device for off-line storage of data. Floppy
disks, zip disks, and disk packs are often used for this
purpose

 Archiving of data not used frequently, but may be used
once in a while. Floppy disks, zip disks, and disk packs
are often used for this purpose
 Transferring of data and programs from one computer
to another that are not linked together. Floppy disks
and zip disks are often used for this purpose
 Distribution of software by vendors. Originally sold
software or software updates are often distributed by
vendors on floppy disks and zip disks
Uses of Magnetic Disks

 Consists of a circular disk, which is coated with a thin
metal or some other material that is highly reflective
 Laser beam technology is used for recording/reading of
data on the disk
 Also known as laser disk / optical laser disk, due to the
use of laser beam technology
 Proved to be a promising random access medium for
high capacity secondary storage because it can store
extremely large amounts of data in a limited space
Optical Disk – Basics

 Has one long spiral track, which starts at the outer edge
and spirals inward to the center
 Track is divided into equal size sectors
Difference in track patterns on optical and magnetic disks.
(a) Track pattern on an optical disk (b) Track pattern on a magnetic disk
Optical Disk – Storage Organization

Storage capacity of an optical disk
= Number of sectors
 Number of bytes per sector
Optical Disk – Storage Capacity
The most popular optical disk uses a disk of 5.25 inch
diameter with storage capacity of around 650 Megabytes

Laser
beam
source
Laser beam gets
scattered by a pit
(represents 0)
Pit
Land
Pit
Land Pit
Land
Prism
Sensor
Prism
Sensor
Laser beam gets
reflect by a land
(represents1)
Laser
beam
source
Optical Disk – Access Mechanism

 With optical disks, each sector has the same length
regardless of whether it is located near or away from
the disk’s center
 Rotation speed of the disk must vary inversely with the
radius. Hence, optical disk drives use a constant linear
velocity (CLV) encoding scheme
 Leads to slower data access time (larger access time)
for optical disks than magnetic disks
 Access times for optical disks are typically in the range
of 100 to 300 milliseconds and that of hard disks are in
the range of 10 to 30 milliseconds
Optical Disk – Access Time

 Uses laser beam technology for reading/writing of data
 Has no mechanical read/write access arm
 Uses a constant linear velocity (CLV) encoding scheme, in
which the rotational speed of the disk varies inversely with
the radius
Optical Disk Drive

Light
indicator
Optical disk tray
Volume control button used
when the drive is used to
play a music CD
Is placed on
top of this
groove
Optical disk
Direction of
movement of
the tray
A headphone socket
enables the user to
plug-in head-phones
and listen to recorded
sound when the drive
is used to play music
CDs.
Tray eject
button
Optical Disk Drive

The types of optical disks in use today are:
CD-ROM
Stands for Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
Packaged as shiny, silver color metal disk of 5¼ inch
(12cm) diameter, having a storage capacity of about 650
Megabytes
Disks come pre-recorded and the information stored on
them cannot be altered
Pre-stamped (pre-recorded) by their suppliers, by a
process called mastering
Types of Optical Disks

Provide an excellent medium to distribute large amounts of data
in electronic dorm at low cost.
A single CD-ROM disk can hold a complete encyclopedia, or a
dictionary, or a world atlas, or biographies of great people, etc
Used for distribution of electronic version of conference
proceedings, journals, magazines, books, and multimedia
applications such as video games
Used by software vendors for distribution of software to their
customers

WORM Disk / CD-Recordable (CD-R)
Stands for Write Once Read Many. Data can be written only
once on them, but can be read many times
Same as CD-ROM and has same storage capacity
Allow users to create their own CD-ROM disks by using a CD-
recordable (CD-R) drive that can be attached to a computer as
a regular peripheral device
Data to be recorded can be written on its surface in multiple
recording sessions

 Sessions after the first one are always additive and
cannot alter the etched/burned information of
earlier sessions
 Information recorded on them can be read by any
ordinary CD-ROM drive
 They are used for data archiving and for making a
permanent record of data. For example, many banks
use them for storing their daily transactions

CD-Read/Write (CD-RW)
Same as CD-R and has same storage capacity
Allow users to create their own CD-ROM disks by using a
CD-recordable (CD-R) drive that can be attached to a
computer as a regular peripheral device
Data to be recorded can be written on its surface in multiple
recording sessions
Made of metallic alloy layer whose chemical properties are
changed during burn and erase
Can be erased and written afresh

Digital Video / Versatile Disk (DVD)
Looks same as CD-ROM but has capacity of 4.7 GB or
8.5 GB
Designed primarily to store and distribute movies
Can be used for storage of large data
Allows storage of video in 4:3 or 16:9 aspect-ratios in MPEG-2
video format using NTSC or PAL resolution
Audio is usually Dolby® Digital (AC-3)
or Digital Theater System (DTS) and can be
either monaural or
5.1 Surround Sound

 The cost-per-bit of storage for optical disks is very low
because of their low cost and enormous storage density.
 The use of a single spiral track makes optical disks an ideal
storage medium for reading large blocks of sequential data,
such as music.
 Optical disk drives do not have any mechanical read/write
heads to rub against or crash into the disk surface. This
makes optical disks a more reliable storage medium than
magnetic tapes or magnetic disks.
 Optical disks have a data storage life in excess of 30 years.
This makes them a better storage medium for data archiving
as compared to magnetic tapes or magnetic disks.
Advantages of Optical Disks

 As data
Advantages of Optical Disks
once stored on an optical disk becomes
getting
permanent, danger of stored data
inadvertently erased/overwritten is removed
 Due to their compact size and light weight, optical disks
are easy to handle, store, and port from one place to
another
 Music CDs can be played on a computer having a CD-
ROM drive along with a sound board and speakers. This
allows computer systems to be also used as music
systems

 It is largely read-only (permanent) storage medium.
Data once recorded, cannot be erased and hence the
optical disks cannot be reused
 The data access speed for optical disks is slower than
magnetic disks
 Optical disks require a complicated drive mechanism
Limitations of Optical Disks

 For distributing large amounts of data at low cost
 For distribution of electronic version of conference
proceedings, journals, magazines, books, product
catalogs, etc
 For distribution of new or upgraded versions of
software products by software vendors
Uses of Optical Disks

Uses of Optical Disks
For storage and distribution of a wide variety of multimedia
applications
For archiving of data, which are not used frequently, but which
may be used once in a while
WORM disks are often used by end-user companies to make
permanent storage of their own proprietary information

Flash Drive (Pen Drive)
Relatively new secondary storage device based on flash
memory, enabling easy transport of data from one computer
to another
Compact device of the size of a pen, comes in various
shapes and stylish designs and may have different added
features
Plug-and-play device that simply plugs into a USB
(Universal Serial Bus) port of a computer, treated as
removable drive
Available storage capacities are 8MB, 16MB, 64MB, 128MB,
256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB
Memory Storage Devices

Memory Card (SD/MMC)
Similar to Flash Drive but in card shape
Plug-and-play device that simply plugs into a port of a
computer, treated as removable drive
Useful in electronic devices like
Camera, music player
Available storage capacities are 8MB, 16MB, 64MB, 128MB,
256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB
Memory Storage Devices

 As the name implies, these are
having several trillions of bytes
Mass Storage Devices
 capacity
 They use multiple units of a storage media as a single
secondary storage device
 The three commonly used types are:
storage systems
of data storage
1. Disk array, which uses a set of magnetic disks
2. Automated tape library, which uses
a set of magnetic tapes
3. CD-ROM Jukebox, which uses a set of CD-ROMs
 They are relatively slow having average access times
in seconds

 Set of hard disks and hard disk drives with a
controller mounted in a single box, forming a single
large storage unit
 It is commonly known as a RAID (Redundant Array
of Inexpensive Disks)
 As a secondary storage device, provides enhanced
storage capacity, enhanced performance, and
enhanced reliability
Disk Array

 Enhanced storage capacity is achieved by using
multiple disks
 Enhanced performance is achieved by using
parallel data transfer technique from
multiple disks
 Enhanced reliability is achieved by using
techniques such as mirroring or striping
 In mirroring, the system makes
exact copies of files on two hard
disks
 In striping, a file is partitioned into smaller parts and
different parts of the file are stored on different disks
Disk Array

RAID Controller
Computer
Multiple
disks
A RAID Unit

 Set of magnetic tapes and magnetic tape drives with a
controller mounted in a single box, forming a single
large storage unit
 Large tape library can accommodate up to several
hundred high capacity magnetic tapes bringing the
storage capacity of the storage unit to several
terabytes
 Typically used for data archiving and as on-line data
backup devices for automated backup in large
computer centers
Automated Tape Library

 Set of CD-ROMs and CD-ROM drives with a controller
mounted in a single box, forming a single large
storage unit
 Large CD-ROM jukebox can accommodate up to
several hundred CD-ROM disks bringing the storage
capacity of the storage unit to several terabytes
 Used for archiving read-only data in such applications
as on-line museums, on-line digital libraries, on-line
encyclopedia, etc
CD-ROM Jukebox

As a single type of storage is not superior in speed of access, capacity, and cost,
most computer systems make use of a hierarchy of storage technologies as shown
below.
Smaller capacity, faster
access time, and higher
cost per bit stored
Larger capacity,
slower access time,
and lower cost per
bit stored
Cache
memory
Main
memory
On-line, direct-access and sequential-access
secondary storage device such as hard disk
Off-line, direct-access and sequential-access
secondary storage devices such as magnetic tape,
floppy disk, zip disk, WORM disk, etc.
Mass storage devices such as tape library, CD juke
box, etc.
Storage Hierarchy

Questions
 what are the limitations of primary storage.
 Explain secondary storage.
 what are the advantages of Magnetic Disk.
 Write are Limitations of Magnetic Disk.
 Draw and Explain storage Hierarchy
 Write short note on
 a.floppy disk
 Hard Disk

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