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What is the characteristics of What is the characteristics of primary and secondary primary and secondary storage?storage?
Instruction and data currently Instruction and data currently executing programs flow to and from executing programs flow to and from primary storage.primary storage.
Secondary storage hold programs Secondary storage hold programs that are not currently being that are not currently being executing, as well as group of data executing, as well as group of data item that are too large to fit in item that are too large to fit in primary storage.primary storage.
Primary StoragePrimary Storage
Dynamic RAM (DRAM)Dynamic RAM (DRAM) 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 Registered 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 Registered
ECC SDRAM at 400MHzECC SDRAM at 400MHz
Primary StoragePrimary Storage Flash RAMFlash RAM
Samsung Electronics had developed the industry's first 60-nanometer design rule 8-gigabit NAND Flash memory chip used for data storage
The 8Gb NAND flash memory will allow storage of up to 16 hours of DVD quality video.
Secondary StorageSecondary Storage
Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk Hitachi Deskstar 7K400Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 Serial Serial
ATA RAID 0ATA RAID 0 Size: 800GB
Seek time: 8.5ms
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
Buffer Cache: 8 MB
Secondary StorageSecondary Storage
Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk Western Digital RaptorWestern Digital Raptor Serial ATA Serial ATA
RAID 0RAID 0 Size: 148 GB
Seek time: 4.5ms
Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
Buffer Cache: 16 MB
Secondary StorageSecondary Storage
Magnetic DiskMagnetic Disk Transcend 1.8" Portable Hard DriveTranscend 1.8" Portable Hard Drive
Capacity: 40 GB
Size:3.7 x 2.8 x 0.6 inches
Weight: 6.0 ounce
Secondary StorageSecondary Storage
Optical DiskOptical Disk CD-ROMCD-ROM CD-R (WORM)CD-R (WORM) Magnet OpticalMagnet Optical DVD-ROMDVD-ROM DVD-RDVD-R DVD-RAMDVD-RAM DVD-RWDVD-RW DVD+RWDVD+RW
Storage Device Storage Device CharacteristicsCharacteristics
Different device are used for differentDifferent device are used for different
storage purposes because there is no storage purposes because there is no
single storage device that is best in all single storage device that is best in all the the
primary characteristics that distinguish primary characteristics that distinguish
storage device, which include…storage device, which include…
1. SPEED1. SPEED
Time required to read or write a Time required to read or write a bit, byte, bit, byte,
or larger unit of data.or larger unit of data.
Cost increases as speed increase.Cost increases as speed increase.
2. VOLATILITY2. VOLATILITY
Ability to hold data indefinitely, Ability to hold data indefinitely, particularly particularly
in the absence of external power.in the absence of external power.
For device of similar type, cost decrease For device of similar type, cost decrease
as volatility increase.as volatility increase.
3. ACCESS METHOD3. ACCESS METHOD
Can be serial, random, or parallel; parallel Can be serial, random, or parallel; parallel
device are also serial or random access.device are also serial or random access.
Serial is least expensive; random is more Serial is least expensive; random is more
expensive than serial; parallel access is expensive than serial; parallel access is
more expensive than on-parallel access.more expensive than on-parallel access.
4. PORTABILITY4. PORTABILITY Ability to easily remove and reinstall the Ability to easily remove and reinstall the
storage media from the device or the storage media from the device or the
device from the computer.device from the computer.
For device of similar type, portability For device of similar type, portability
increase cost; if all the there characteristics increase cost; if all the there characteristics
are held constant.are held constant.