The IBM 3380 Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) marked the pinnacle of 14-inch disks in 1981. Utilizing nine platters, it broke the 1 gigabyte barrier with a total capacity of 1,260 MB and ...

(2) The ability to read or write a specific storage location ... synonymous with "random access." Magnetic disks, SSDs, optical data discs and RAM are the primary direct access hardware in a ...