Remember SSD
Full name: Solid-State Drive
Memory aid: Solid silicon Stores Data with no spinning platters.
An SSD may use SATA or NVMe; SSD is not a connector type.
Study area: Storage & interfaces · Batch 1
Relevant study for: CompTIA A+ Core 1 220-1201 · CompTIA Server+
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SSD — Solid-State Drive
Stores data using nonvolatile solid-state memory.
Why learn SSD — Solid-State Drive?
Stores data using nonvolatile solid-state memory.
Where it came from
An SSD may use SATA or NVMe; SSD is not a connector type.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Solid silicon Stores Data with no spinning platters.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SSD: Solid-State Drive.
- Recall this memory aid: Solid silicon Stores Data with no spinning platters.
- Explain the practical use: Stores data using nonvolatile solid-state memory.
- Explain this distinction: An SSD may use SATA or NVMe; SSD is not a connector type.
- Identify SSD in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- NVM Express specifications (nvmexpress.org)
- SNIA dictionary (www.snia.org)