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2. Direct-access storage device - Wikipedia

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   Direct-access storage device. A direct-access storage device ( DASD) (pronounced / ˈdæzdiː /) is a secondary storage device in which "each physical record has a discrete location and a unique address". The term was coined by IBM to describe devices that allowed random access to data, the main examples being drum memory and hard disk drives. [1]

3. Solid-state drive - Wikipedia

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   An Intel mSATA SSD Samsung M.2 NVMe SSD. A solid-state drive (SSD) is a solid-state storage device. It provides persistent data storage using no moving parts. It is sometimes called semiconductor storage device or solid-state device; it is also called solid-state disk because it is frequently interfaced to a host system in the same manner as a hard disk drive.

4. Hard disk drive - Wikipedia

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   Computer memory and Computer data storage types. A hard disk drive ( HDD ), hard disk, hard drive, or fixed disk [a] is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.

5. Network-attached storage - Wikipedia

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   Network-attached storage ( NAS) is a file-level (as opposed to block-level storage) computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. The term "NAS" can refer to both the technology and systems involved, or a specialized device built for such functionality (as unlike ...

6. Computer data storage - Wikipedia

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   When used within a robotic tape library, it is classified as tertiary storage instead. Computer data storage or digital data storage is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data. It is a core function and fundamental component of computers. [1] : 15–16.

7. History of hard disk drives - Wikipedia

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   History of hard disk drives. Historical lowest retail price of computer memory and storage. In 1953, IBM recognized the immediate application for what it termed a "Random Access File" having high capacity and rapid random access at a relatively low cost. [1] After considering technologies such as wire matrices, rod arrays, drums, drum arrays ...