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===Block Device===
===Block Device===
A block device is a storage device that moves data in sequences of bytes or bits (blocks). These devices provide random access to fixes-size blocks of data and generally use buffered I/O. Examples include hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and flash drives. A block device can be physically attached to a computer or accessed remotely as if it were physically attached to the computer.


==Object Storage==
==Object Storage==


Object storage blobs.
Object storage blobs.

Revision as of 21:28, 10 December 2019

Internal

Storage Paradigms

File Storage

Linux File Systems

Block Storage

Block Device

A block device is a storage device that moves data in sequences of bytes or bits (blocks). These devices provide random access to fixes-size blocks of data and generally use buffered I/O. Examples include hard disks, CD-ROM drives, and flash drives. A block device can be physically attached to a computer or accessed remotely as if it were physically attached to the computer.

Object Storage

Object storage blobs.