Session 1amzb
Session 1amzb
Session 1amzb
A M Zeus-Brown
What do you think your going to learn in this
module?
Weeks 1 & 2 Types of media.
Weeks 3 & 4 Types of Media interface.
Weeks 5 & 6 Data representation and
storage.
Later weeks:
Error detection & recovery.
Partitioning.
File systems. (allocation tables, free space, allocation models, free lists etc )
Common proprietary file system standards.
Forensic tools .
Case studies.
Subject to alterations
Portfolio mark
In class testing
ACW (report + a portfolio piece)
Self study
Lab work
Knowledge transfer
Discussion 2
Hybrid
Magneto-Optical Drives
What type are the following
CD,DVD ,blue ray, Etc
HDD (Hard Disc Drives)
Floppy disc
Zip/Jazz discs
USB Storage
Compact flash media cards
This is not the full range of media storage devices, it is purely for example
Devices
Compact Disc
Digital Versatile Disc
Blue ray/High definition discs
Pros Cons
Very cheap medium Easy to damage
CDs/DVDs etc
Limited storage
Compatibility issues
magneto-optical drive
write magnetically
read optically
Pros Cons
Large data storage Not widely used
Not standardised
Expensive
Devices
SSD
USB flash drives
SmartMedia
CompactFlash
I-ram Drive (acts like a SATA hard drive)
Only SATA 1 at the moment
ETC…..
Pros Cons
No moving parts Damage can occur if
Cheap removed incorrectly
Not affected by
Movement
Magnets
Robust
Devices
Hard Disk drives
Floppy Disk drives
3.5”
superdisk
5”
Zip
Jaz
Tape drives
Pros Cons
Cheap Data can be
Ability to store large damaged/destroyed
amounts of data with storage magnets
In two teams discuss the following:
The most suitable uses for
Magnetic storage.
MO drive storage.
Solid state storage.
Optical storage.
Decide which media would be best for the
following and why
1. Storing back up of coursework files for last year used for
reference.
2. Storing back up of current work for safety
3. Running programs
4. Copying 100gb of data for forensic investigation