disk storage device
11Direct Access Storage Device — Ein Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) ist ein Gerät für den direkten Speicherzugriff. Mit einem Datenspeichergerät der Kategorie DASD kann man direkt auf Informationen zugreifen, ohne sich über alle Speicherbereiche sequentiell bis zum… …
12disk pack — noun (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device • Syn: ↑disc pack • Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing • Hypernyms: ↑pack * * * …
13Storage virtualization — refers to the process of abstracting logical storage from physical storage. The term is today used to describe this abstraction at any layer in the storage software and hardware stack.Key conceptsAddress space remappingVirtualization of storage… …
14Disk-drive performance characteristics — are the attributes which control the time it takes to transfer (read or write) data between a computer and a data storage device (most typically disk storage) starting with the initial command from the computer or host until the storage device… …
15Disk encryption — uses disk encryption software or hardware to encrypt every bit of data that goes on a disk or disk volume. Disk encryption prevents unauthorized access to data storage. The term full disk encryption (or whole disk encryption) is often used to… …
16Disk cartridge — has several meanings related to computer storage. Contents 1 1960s storage medium 2 Modern storage medium 3 Protective casing 4 See also …
17Disk Overhead — is the reason why a computer hard drive or storage device s capacity may show its capacity as different from its actual capacity.ExampleFor example, a computer company sells a hard drive that is marked as 200 gigabytes. When connected to a… …
18Disk formatting — Formatting a hard drive using MS DOS Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk drive or flexible disk medium for data storage. In some cases, the formatting operation may also create one or more new file systems. The formatting… …
19Disk partitioning — GParted is a popular utility used for disk partitioning Disk partitioning is the act of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions, to treat one physical disk drive as if it were multiple disks.… …
20Disk enclosure — A 3.5 USB/FireWire hard disk enclosure A disk enclosure is essentially a specialized chassis designed to hold and power disk drives while providing a mechanism to allow them to communicate to one or more separate computers. Drive enclosures… …
