Presentation by Marius Šomka

1. Evolution of
storage devices
Made by Software Engineering student
Marius Šomka
Vilnius University
Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

2. Main reasons for choosing this
topic
Topicallity
Impressiveness
of the scale of
the progress
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Importance of information
for people

3. Chronological progression
of storage devices
Rocks,
stones
and
paper
Magnetic
and
optical
devices
?
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4. Problems that occur
Devices are prone
to physical damage,
interference with
magnetic fields and
cannot function for
a long period of
time
Heat pollution,
execive usage of
electricity, etc.
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5. Chronological progression
of storage devices
Rocks,
stones
and
paper
Magnetic
and
optical
devices
Genetic
method
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7. 7
minION DNA sequencer

8. “
„ But it’s a good solution for the challenge of creating a long
term digital archive. Within a few years all forms of digital
media become obsolete. No one on the earth is currently
archiving digital information, yet most information is now
being created, stored and observed digitally. But how long
will memory sticks last, compared with DNA? “
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-Nick Goldman

9. “
IN 2018
18 zettabytes =
1.8 * 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟑
gigabytes =
18 000 000 000 000 gigabytes
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Compact and durable, long-lasting storage
1 tube = 1 million CD ROMs

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13. BIOLOGY,
SCIENCE
OF
GENETICS
IT AND
DATA
SCIENCE
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