Storage area network (5220 bytes)
1: .... [[As of 2004]], SANs are common in [[enterprise storage]].
4: ...I]] communications protocol to access data on the network, though they do not use SCSI's lower-level physic...
6: ...ters to access many storage devices over a shared network.
9: ... computers to access the same set of files over a network.
11: SANs tend to increase storage capacity utilization, since multiple servers can ...

Network-attached storage (1947 bytes)
1: ...]). This enables multiple users to share the same storage space at once, and often minimises overhead by ce...
3: ...d disk]]s, often arranged into logical, redundant storage containers or [[RAID]] arrays.
5: ... used with NAS is a file based protocol such as [[Network File System]] (NFS) or Microsoft's [[Server messa...
7: ...ip]] compared to [[Fibre Channel]] [[storage area network|SANs]].
9: ...eloped to address problems with [[direct attached storage]], which included the effort required to administ...

Personal area network (1424 bytes)
1: ...mmunication), or for connecting to a higher level network and the [[Internet]] (an [[uplink]]).
3: ... [[Wireless PAN]]s can also be made possible with network technologies such as [[IrDA]] and [[Bluetooth]].
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Wide area network (1916 bytes)
1: ...tropolitan area network]]s (MANs) or [[local area network]]s (LANs) that are usually limited to a room or a...
3: ...nd a hub within the WAN on the other. A number of network [[communications protocol|protocols]] may use the...
5: ...e it appear that the organisation has a dedicated network while making use of the shared infrastructure of ...
7: ...athematical model]]s, [[network emulation]] and [[network simulation]].
10: [[Category:Computer networks]]

Metropolitan area network (1598 bytes)
1: ...ea networks''' or '''MANs''' are large [[computer network]]s usually spanning a [[campus]] or a [[city]]. T...
3: ...rom their MAN they could have several [[wide area network]] (WAN) links to other universities or the [[Inte...
5: ...placed by [[Gigabit Ethernet]]-based MANs in most areas. MAN links between LANs have been built without...
7: ...West]] and [[MAE-East]] and the [[Sohonet]] media network.
12: * [[Wireless community network]]

Controller Area Network (3213 bytes)
1: ...]]. All the other protocol layers are left to the network designer's choice.
7: ...below 40 m. Decreasing the bit rate allows longer network distances (e.g. 250 kbit/s at 250 m).
23: ...ar powertrain applications and industrial control networks.
30: ...http://www.can.bosch.com/ Bosch's Controller Area Network homepage]
40: [[fr:Controller area network]]

Local area network (3383 bytes)
1: ... college. The [[network topology|topology]] of a network dictates its physical structure.
3: ...etropolitan area network]]s (MANs) or [[wide area network]]s (WANs). LANs are typically faster than WANs.
5: ... allow multiple [[Datapoint 2200]]s to share disk storage. Like all early LANs, ARCnet was originally vendo...
7: ...omputers are usually wired to a [[hub]] or to a [[Network switch|switch]]. This constitutes the physical tr...
9: ...]] protocol is often used to maintain a loop free network topology within a LAN, particularly with [[ethern...

Wireless personal area network (460 bytes)
1: ...area network''' ('''WPAN''') is a [[personal area network]] (PAN) that uses [[radio]] rather than wires.
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Storage (1237 bytes)
1: ...permanent holding of an amount of something. A '''storage device''' is an apparatus for holding things. Ano...
3: Storage [[furniture]] includes:
12: For cool storage a [[Refrigeration|refrigerator]] is used.
16: Storage buildings include a [[warehouse]] and a depot.
18: ...t]] is storing the [[waste]]. See e.g. [[dry cask storage]].

JT Storage (2260 bytes)
1: '''JT Storage''' (also known as '''JTS''') was a maker of inexp...

Main storage (623 bytes)
1: ... program|program]]-addressable [[computer storage|storage]] from which instructions and other [[data]] may ...
3: ...uters, whereas ''memory'' or ''[[computer storage|storage]]'' usually refers to [[microcomputer]]s, [[minic...

Virtual storage (463 bytes)
1: ... space that may be regarded as addressable [[main storage]] by the [[user]] of a [[computer system]] in whi...
3: ...] available, and not by the actual number of main storage locations.

File storage (151 bytes)
1: ...[block storage|disk blocks]] for access to [[data storage]].

Storage tube (1782 bytes)
1: [[As of 2004|Now]] mostly obsolete, a '''storage tube''' is a special monochromatic [[cathode-ray ...
6: ...d images; the tradeoff was usually a much-reduced storage time.
8: Two pioneering storage tube displays were MIT [[Project MAC]]'s ARDS (Ad...
11: * [[DVBST|Direct-View Bistable Storage Tube]]
12: ...scilloscope]] (for an explanation of how analogue storage worked)

Primary storage (1956 bytes)
1: ...sk]]), which is usually classified as [[secondary storage]].
3: ...tween the [[central processing unit]] and primary storage in order to further increase speed.
5: A particular location in storage is selected by its physical [[memory address]]. T...
7: ...ariety of technologies have been used for primary storage. Today, we are most familiar with [[random acces...
9: Modern primary storage devices include:

Associative storage (610 bytes)
1: ...ice. This is also known as '''content-addressable storage.'''

Storage organ (761 bytes)
1: ...ey are better protected from attack. Underground storage organs are called ''geophytes''.
3: ...of their high energy content, plants that produce storage organs are a major class of human food crops and ...
5: The main classes of storage organs are:
11: * Storage [[taproot]]
12: * Storage [[hypocotyl]]

Computer storage (7349 bytes)
1: The terms '''"storage"''' ([[United Kingdom|U.K.]]) or '''"memory"''' (...
3: In a [[home computer]], storage will often take the form of:
7: An analogy is to think of the storage as human memory, with the hard disk as [[long-ter...
11: ...ny ways in which types of memory (fast access) or storage (slower access) can be categorised. These include...
13: ...rage|primary]] access from the CPU or [[Secondary storage|secondary]] (indirect) access by the CPU, which w...

Disk storage (3650 bytes)
1: ...anar surfaces or disks for temporary or permanent storage.
6: ...isc technology has been widely accepted, and data storage, using writable compact disks or [[CD-R]] devices...
8: ...random access memory|random-access]], low-density storage of disks has historically been complemented by
9: ...equential access|sequential-access]] high density storage provided by [[magnetic tape]]. Vigorous innovatio...
10: ...gy, coupled with less vigorous innovation in tape storage,

Magnetic storage (862 bytes)
1: ... of [[data]] on a [[magnet]]ised medium. Magnetic storage was first suggested by [[Obeline Smith]] in [[188...
3: Media types that exploit magnetic storage include [[hard disk]] and [[floppy disk]] drives,...
5: A new type of magnetic storage, called [[MRAM]], is being produced that stores [...

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