Types of Mass Storage

• Fixed disk

  • May be partitioned into multiple volumes
    • In Windows, referred to as C:, D:, E:, …
    • In Unix, referred to as /software, /homes, /mail, …

• Removable disks

  • 3.5 inch floppy disk, zip drives

• “Read-only” disks

  • CD-ROM, DVD-ROM

• Sequential Storage

  • Tapes store and access data sequentially
  • backups are important

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