Storage

1. types

1.1. Hard Disks

1.1.1. Capacity

1.1.2. Platters

1.1.3. Read/Write Heads

1.1.4. Cylinders

1.1.5. Sectors and Tracks

1.1.6. Revolutions per Minute

1.1.7. Transfer Rate

1.1.8. Access Time

1.2. Flash Memory Storage

1.2.1. Solid state drives (SSDs)

1.2.2. memory card

1.2.3. USB flash drives

1.3. Cloud Storage

1.3.1. is an Internet service that provides storage to computer users

1.4. Optical Discs

1.4.1. CD-ROM

1.4.2. CD-R

1.4.3. CD-RW

1.4.4. DVD-ROM

1.4.5. BD-ROM

1.4.6. DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD+RAM

1.5. Other Types of Storage

1.5.1. Tape

1.5.2. Magnetic stripe cards and smart cards

1.5.3. Microfilm and microfiche

1.5.4. Enterprise storage

2. components

2.1. capacity

2.2. storage device

2.3. Access time

3. Putting It All Together

3.1. Home user

3.2. Small Office/Home Office user

3.3. Mobile

3.4. Power User

3.5. Enterprise User (desktop computer)

3.6. Enterprise User (server or mainframe)