Head: Six storage terms to know
DRAM: Dynamic random access memory, commonly used in solid-state drives. It requires power to prevent data loss.
Flash: Type of memory commonly used in portable consumer devices and solid-state drives; it’s nonvolatile, meaning no power is needed to preserve data.
Hard-disk drive: A device that stores data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces.
NAND: A type of flash memory; commonly used in USB flash drives and memory cards.
NOR: A second type of flash memory; offers much faster read times than NAND.
Solid-state drive: Storage devices with no moving parts; less fragile than hard disks.
