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SSDs
Solid State Drives, which have much faster read/write speeds than traditional drives, no moving parts, lower power consumption, and generate less heat.
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Hard Disk Drives (HDDs)
A storage device that uses magnetic media, with spinning platters and moving read/write heads.
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eSATA
External SATA, used for external storage that needs internal SATA speeds.
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RAID 0
A disk configuration that uses striping to split data across multiple drives for improved speed, but if one drive fails, all data is lost.
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BD-R
Blu-ray Disc Recordable, a type of Blu-ray disc that can be written once.
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NTFS
New Technology File System, a file system that supports larger file sizes, better security features, and disk quotas compared to FAT32.
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Thin Provisioning
A storage allocation method that allows users to see full allocated capacity while only using space as needed.
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Defragmentation
The process of consolidating fragmented files on a disk to improve access speeds.
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Storage Pools
A collection of physical drives that can be used to create storage spaces.
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SATA3
An interface standard that doubles the speed of SATA2 to 6 Gb/s and includes better power management and wake from sleep features.
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Flash Devices
Storage devices that use electrical circuits to store data and have no moving parts, unlike hard disks.
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Chkdsk Utility
A tool used to detect and mark bad sectors on a disk to prevent their use.
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Volume
A logical division of a drive that can span multiple partitions.
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Parity
Error-checking information used in RAID configurations to rebuild data if a drive fails.
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Cross-linked File
A situation where multiple files point to the same data location, causing data corruption.
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SATA
Serial ATA, a standard for connecting hard drives and optical drives to a motherboard.
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RAID 5
A configuration that offers improved storage efficiency and can survive one drive failure, requiring a minimum of 3 drives.
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Partition
A physical division of a hard drive into separate sections for data management.
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Mount Point
An NTFS folder that serves as a link to a volume in storage management.
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DVD
Digital Versatile Disc; an optical media format that typically holds between 4.7 GB and 8.5 GB.
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Fragmentation
The condition where files are split across the disk, leading to slower access times.
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SAS/SATA Drives
Types of hardware drives that can be used to create storage pools.
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