disk storage unit

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• Disk storage — or disc storage is a general category of storage mechanisms, in which data are digitally recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical methods on a surface layer deposited of one or more planar, round and rotating disks (or… …   Wikipedia

• Early IBM disk storage — The invention of magnetic disk storage, pioneered by IBM in the 1950s, was a critical component of the computer revolution. This article surveys the major IBM computer disk drives introduced in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. The basic… …   Wikipedia

• storage unit — / stɔ:rɪdʒ ˌju:nɪt/ noun a device attached to a computer for storing information on disk or tape …   Marketing dictionary in english

• Disk-drive performance characteristics — are the attributes which control the time it takes to transfer (read or write) data between a computer and a data storage device (most typically disk storage) starting with the initial command from the computer or host until the storage device… …   Wikipedia

• Disk formatting — Formatting a hard drive using MS DOS Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk drive or flexible disk medium for data storage. In some cases, the formatting operation may also create one or more new file systems. The formatting… …   Wikipedia

• Storage virtualization — refers to the process of abstracting logical storage from physical storage. The term is today used to describe this abstraction at any layer in the storage software and hardware stack.Key conceptsAddress space remappingVirtualization of storage… …   Wikipedia

• disk pack — noun (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device • Syn: ↑disc pack • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑pack * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• storage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ safe, secure ▪ the safe storage of nuclear weapons ▪ cold, dry ▪ long term, temporary …   Collocations dictionary

• storage — Synonyms and related words: RAM, admission, admission fee, allocation, anchorage, archives, armory, arsenal, assignment, attic, bank, basement, bay, bin, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, brokerage, bunker, buttery, carfare, cargo dock, cellar,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• disk — /dɪsk / (say disk) noun a storage unit for computers consisting of a rapidly spinning magnetic disc on which information is recorded by magnetising the surface. Also, disc. {variant of disc} Usage: See note at disc …  

• Hard disk drive — Hard drive redirects here. For other uses, see Hard drive (disambiguation). Hard disk drive Mechanical interior of a modern hard disk drive Date invented 24 December 1954 [1] …   Wikipedia