《Summary of the course教学课件》ch11-lidong.pptVIP

Chapter 11: Storage and File Structure Chapter 11: Storage and File Structure Overview of Physical Storage Media Magnetic Disks RAID Tertiary Storage Storage Access File Organization Organization of Records in Files Data-Dictionary Storage Storage Structures for Object-Oriented Databases Classification of Physical Storage Media Speed with which data can be accessed Cost per unit of data Reliability data loss on power failure or system crash physical failure of the storage device Can differentiate storage into: volatile storage: loses contents when power is switched off non-volatile storage: