Abstract :
Over the past 50 years, technological innovations have continually driven down computer storage costs while dramatically increasing performance and value-and the trend shows no signs of slowing. The article considers various forms of storage including: random access memory; asynchronous and synchronous DRAM; RDRAM; SDRAM; flash memory; tape; RAID storage; hard disk; floppy drives; and CDs and DVDs.
Keywords :
digital storage; disc storage; CDs; DVDs; RAID storage; RDRAM; SDRAM; asynchronous DRAM; flash memory; floppy drives; hard disk; random access memory; storage options; synchronous DRAM; tape; technological innovations; Clocks; Computer industry; Control systems; Costs; DVD; Displays; Drives; Flash memory; Random access memory; Read-write memory;
