SECONDARY STORAGE

FILE COMPRESSION

This is the file compression suite you were searching for: it is free and easy to use, plus it supports more than 20 formats of compressed archives, including RAR, CAB, SQX, ACE, ARJ, OpenOffice.org documents and the excellent 7-zip. The program also comes with a built in FTP client that allows to download and upload files from within the software. T

HEAD CRASH 

 A serious disk drive malfunction. A head crash usually means that the head has scratched or burned the disk. In a hard disk drive, the head normally hovers a few microinches from the disk. If the head becomes misaligned or if dust particles come between it and the disk, it can touch the disk. 

 

INTERNET HARD DRIVE

Since the advent of digital media, there has been a need to store and retrieve media. Internet hard drives have served to meet this need, offering a creative new solution to the issue of data storage.

 

OPTICAL DISC DRIVE

Every modern PC contains an optical drive; the name refers to the general category of disk drives that read information optically, using a low-powered laser. CD-ROM drives were the first optical units commonly found on PCs; they began as novelties for high-end users and grew in popularity as they dropped in price and increased in performance, until the point arrived where they were mandatory equipment on any new PC system.

SOLID- STATE STORAGE

Solid state storage (SSS) is a method of data storage accomplished by using

integrated circuit devices to store data rather than moving magnetic or optical

media. SSS is typically non-volatile and may take various forms, such as a solid

state drive, solid state card or solid state module. In addition, SSS includes PATA

(legacy), SATA, SAS, Fibre Channel or PCIe interface options.