storage

1. SOLID STATE STORAGE DEVICES
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2. INTERNAL SOLID STATE DRIVES
• Usually used as a boot drive, along with an HDD to store other
files
• Typically come in sizes of 60GB to 4TB
Advantages:
• Fast data access and transfer rate
• Can transfer data at up to 1 GB/s
• Are easy to find on the consumer market
Disadvantages
• Have a limited amount of write cycles, usually about 1 million
• Wear out quicker than traditional HDDs
• High €/GB

3. FLASH MEMORY DRIVES
• Usually used to store files for use on another system,
particularly laptops
• Typically come in sizes of 1GB to 128GB, but can be up to 1TB
Advantages:
• Small size and decent capacity
• Very versatile
• Are easy to find on the consumer market
Disadvantages
• Have a limited amount of write cycles, usually about 1 million
• Quite unreliable, memory corruption being common
• Small capacity, compared to other methods of storage

4. SD CARDS
• Usually used to store files for use on another system, also used
to expand storage in cameras and smartphones
• Typically come in sizes of 4GB to 128GB, but can be up to 1TB
Advantages:
• Small size and decent capacity
• Very versatile
• Are easy to find on the consumer market
Disadvantages
• Have a limited amount of write cycles, usually about 1 million
• Quite unreliable, memory corruption being common
• Small capacity, compared to other methods of storage

5. RAM
• An essential part of the computer system, used as short term
access storage for currently running software
• Typically comes in sizes of 8GB to 128GB, but up to a
theoretical 16EB can be utilised by a 64-bit system, can be run
in multiple channels, using multiple sticks
Advantages:
• Very versatile, can be converted into a RAM disk, if excess
RAM is available
• Lightning fast access rate
Disadvantages
• Is volatile, and loses all data when the system is turned off
• Small capacity