USB version
USB version
Vocabulary to describe hard disk drives, solid-state drives, USB flash drives, memory cards
Laszlo Török
Bene Rodriguez-Castro
HDD, SSD, USB Flash Drive, SD card, CF card
Martin Hepp
Storage Media Vocabulary
Supports encryption
Whether the storage media supports an encryption scheme to prevent unauthorized access to the stored data.
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512
120000
1000
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USB version 2.0
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18000
Storage capacity
E34
The storage capacity defines how much data can be stored on the storage medium.
Defines how fast data can be read from the storage medium.
E20
Read speed
SATA 2
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USB Flash Drive
A USB flash drive is a data storage device that includes flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface.
External storage medium: Yes
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A memory card or flash card is an electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information.
Memory card
Serial ATA (SATA) is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives.
SATA
Form factor
INH
Form factor of HDD or SSD storage media.
Cache size
4L
Size of the integrated cache memory.
Physical interface used to connect to the storage medium
Interface
Hard disk drive
A hard disk drive (HDD) is a data storage device used for storing and retrieving digital information using rapidly rotating discs (platters) coated with magnetic material.
External storage medium
External
Rotational speed: 5400 rpm
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USB Connector
USB Connector
Hardware Interface
Hardware Interface
Micro USB (A) Connector
Micro USB (A) Connector
Case material: Aluminium
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Micro USB (B) Connector
Micro USB (B) Connector
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0.5
3.5
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18000
Standardized in 2004, eSATA (e standing for external) provides a variant of SATA meant for external connectivity.
eSATA
Storage capacity: 120 GB
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DESC
Rotational speed
RPM
Defines the max. speed at which the platters are spun.
Mini-SATA, which is distinct from the micro connector, was announced by the Serial ATA International Organization on September 21, 2009.
mSATA
Mini USB (A) Connector
Mini USB (B) Connector
Form factor: 3.5"
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DESC
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Cache capacity: 16 MB
DESC
Mini USB (B) Connector
Mini USB (B) Connector
DESC
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Read speed: 8 MBit/sec
Solid-state Drive
A solid-state drive (SSD) is a data storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies as memory to store data persistently.
DESC
Write speed: 8 MBit/sec
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Case material
The material which the casing of the storage media is made of (e.g. plastic, aluminium)
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External storage medium: Yes
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SATA version
SATA version
E20
Defines how fast data can be written to the storage medium.
Write speed