On-Site Data Storage Methods

Question 1

What is a Hard Disk Drive

Answer 1

A hard drive that uses magnetic based storage
stored and read off of a spinning disk.

Question 2

Benefits and limits of HDDs

Answer 2

B- Extremely cost effective, at a cost of £10 per 6TB.
L- This comes at the cost of low performance due to the method of retrieving data.

Question 3

What is a Solid State Drive

Answer 3

A drive that uses flash memory (saving data as electrical charges)

Question 4

Benefits and limits of SSDs

Answer 4

B- Reads data 2-3 times faster than HDDs,
L- but has a lower capacity at around 800GB and twice the price of HHDS

Question 5

What is a NAS

Answer 5

A dedicated file server designed to provide a simple accessible file server for small office application.
Allows for multiple LAN (Local area network) users to access the files.

Question 6

Benefits of NAS

Answer 6

Allows external users to access files from home.
Has multiple options for extensions to improve scalability.
Improved data sharing and collaboration.

Question 7

Limits of NAS

Answer 7

Relies on network and bandwidth.
Single point of failure (if the NAS goes down all users will loose access).
Higher cost than basic external storage.