4.2.11

Solid State Storage

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How Solid State Storage Works

Solid state storage is an increasingly popular alternative to other storage media. It is often also referred to as flash storage or flash memory.

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Storing a bit

  • Solid state drives are made of flash memory.
  • Flash memory stores the value of each bit in a semi-conductor chip.
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Accessing data

  • Data can be accessed randomly. This means that any piece of data can be accessed in a constant amount of time.
  • This is achievable because there are no moving parts.
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Reliability

  • Solid state drives (SSDs) are robust. They have no moving parts, so they are not easily damaged by shocks.
  • SSDs have a limited number of read/write cycles. After a certain number of re-writes they will stop working.

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