Computer data storage or digital data storage is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data...

medium is sometimes called digital data. Computer data storage is one of the core functions of a general-purpose computer. Electronic documents can be stored...

long-term storage and archive. Initially, magnetic tape for data storage was wound on 10.5-inch (27 cm) reels. This standard for large computer systems...

In computing (specifically data transmission and data storage), a block, sometimes called a physical record, is a sequence of bytes or bits, usually containing...

Digital Data Storage (DDS) is a computer data storage technology that is based upon the Digital Audio Tape (DAT) format that was developed during the...

Object storage (also known as object-based storage or blob storage) is a computer data storage approach that manages data as "blobs" or "objects", as opposed...

mass storage: local data in devices such as smartphones or computers, and enterprise servers and data centers for the cloud. For local storage, SSDs...

Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level (as opposed to block-level storage) computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access...

Cloud storage is a model of computer data storage in which data, said to be on "the cloud", is stored remotely in logical pools and is accessible to users...

Disk storage (also sometimes called drive storage) is a data storage mechanism based on a rotating disk. The recording employs various electronic, magnetic...

In computer data storage, data striping is the technique of segmenting logically sequential data, such as a file, so that consecutive segments are stored...

once an important form of computer data storage as both paper tape and punch cards were a common staple of working with computers before the 1980s. Before...

of computer data storage devices (e.g. disk storage, hard disk drives, optical discs, floppy disks, and magnetic tape), and early computer storage methods...

Data pass in and out of computers via peripheral devices. Physical computer memory elements consist of an address and a byte/word of data storage. Digital...

Direct-attached storage (DAS) is digital storage directly attached to the computer accessing it, as opposed to storage accessed over a computer network (i...

related fields that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, and data and information processing, and storage. IT forms part of information...

Computer memory stores information, such as data and programs, for immediate use in the computer. The term memory is often synonymous with the terms RAM...

Solid-state storage (SSS) is non-volatile computer storage that has no moving parts; it uses only electronic circuits. This solid-state design dramatically...

information bits that can be stored on a given physical space of a computer storage medium. There are three types of density: length (linear density) of...

In computer science, storage virtualization is "the process of presenting a logical view of the physical storage resources to" a host computer system...

practice by storing the state as data in computer data storage. Programs have to transfer data to and from storage devices and have to provide mappings...

(CPU), random access memory (RAM), motherboard, computer data storage, graphics card, sound card, and computer case. It includes external devices such as a...

In computer architecture, the memory hierarchy separates computer storage into a hierarchy based on response time. Since response time, complexity, and...

Hierarchical storage management (HSM), also known as tiered storage, is a data storage and data management technique that automatically moves data between...

hosted on computer clusters or cloud storage. The design of databases spans formal techniques and practical considerations, including data modeling, efficient...

"green IT" initiatives. Important data center metrics include those regarding energy efficiency and use of servers, storage, and staff. In too many cases...

are widely used to store computer data as well as audio and video signals. In the field of computing, the term magnetic storage is preferred and in the...

machine-readable medium (or computer-readable medium) is a medium capable of storing data in a format easily readable by a digital computer or a sensor. It contrasts...

A storage area network (SAN) or storage network is a computer network which provides access to consolidated, block-level data storage. SANs are primarily...

Software-defined storage (SDS) is a marketing term for computer data storage software for policy-based provisioning and management of data storage independent...