hard disk drive & optical media

A thick magnetic disk that consists of several aluminum platters, each of which requires a read/write head for each side.

• SSD (Solid State Drive)

• CPU (Central Processing Unit)

• HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

• DHD (Disk Hard Drive)

Flash device with a storage capacity similar to a small hard drive. Used for storing the OS, application, and data files.

• HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

• RAM (Random Access Memory)

• CD/DVD (Compact Disc/Digital Video Disc)

• SSD (Solid State Drive)

A memory storage device designed to allow access to non-volatile storage media through a PCI express bus. Designed to work well with low latency.

• Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)

• Random Access Memory (RAM)

• Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

• Optical Disc

Store information using programmable, non-volatile flash memory.

• HDD (Hard Disk Drive)

• Optical Disc Drive

• Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)

• Flash Devices

Storage medium that uses lasers for both reading and writing information.

• Integrated Drive Electronics

• Optical Disc

• Hard Disk Drive (HDD)

• Solid State Drive (SSD)

Refers to the ability to easily connect and disconnect storage devices or storage media from a computer.

• SSD

• HDD

• Removable Storage

• NVMe

A computer bus technology primarily designed for the transfer of data from a hard disk.

• VGA

• SATA

• HDMI

• USB

The original SATA standard. Provided 1.5 Gbps data transfer.

• SATA 0

• SATA II

• SATA 5

• SATA 1

An optical media standard that can be used to store large amounts of different types of data.

• Blu Ray

• DVD

• SSD

• VGA

a disk subsystem that combines multiple physical disks into a single logical storage unit.

• Redundant Array of Independent Disks

• Redundant Array of Independent Discs

• Redundant Array of Irreplaceable Disks

• Reliable Array of Independent Disks