计算机专业英语：二级存储器指南.pptVIP

Ch 6 Copyright 2003 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Different types of media Floppy disks Hard disks Performance enhancements Optical disks Specialized media Stores information Non-volatile, permanent storage Characteristics Media Capacity Access time Types widely used today Floppy disks Hard disks Optical disks Magnetic tape Floppy Disks（软盘） Portable and removable Flat circular Mylar media Magnetic charge on metal oxide film coating Standard 2HD 1.44 MB Parts Tracks Sectors High Capacity Floppy Disks（高容量软盘） Floppy disk cartridges Zip Disks 250 MB SuperDisks 120 MB HiFD disks 200 MB Hard Disks（硬盘） Metallic disks Fast retrieval, greater capacity Read/write heads ride cushion of air .000001” thick Three types Internal hard disk Hard-disk cartridge Hard-disk pack Internal Hard Disk（内置硬盘） Inside system unit Non-removable or portable Great capacity Over 100 Gigabytes Fast access speed Hard-disk Cartridges（移动硬盘） Portable, removable Complement internal hard drive JAZ from Iomega SPARQ from SyQuest PC Card Hard Disks Laptop computers Hard-disk Packs（硬盘包） Used in mainframes Removable Multiple read/write heads Massive storage capacity Fast access time Performance Enhancements（性能增强） Improving performance of hard disks Disk caching Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) File compression and decompression Optical Disks（光盘） Very large capacity Up to 17 gigabytes Use reflected light projected by a laser Lands and Pits represent 1’s and 0’s Formats Compact Disk (CD) Digital Versatile Disk (DVD) DataPlay Compact Disks（光盘） Widely used format today Can store from 650 MB to 1 GB Rotational speed = data transfer time Types of CDs CD-ROM CD-R CD-RW CD-ROM（只读光盘） Compact Disc-Read Only Memory Cannot be written to or erased Similar to commercial music CDs Used often to distribute large databases or references CD-R CD-RW（可记录光盘和可重写光盘） CD-Recordable Written to once Custom made music CDs CD-ReWritable Erasable CD Ideal for multimedia presentations DVD（数字化通用光盘） Digital Versatile Dis