AI engineering glossary · Computing foundations
What is storage?
Storage: Hardware that keeps data permanently, even when the computer is switched off, such as a hard disk or solid-state drive. It is much larger and cheaper per gigabyte than RAM but slower, so programs copy data from storage into memory to work on it.
Storage: an example
A 512 GB SSD holds your operating system, applications and datasets, even after a shutdown.
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Where you learn it
Storage is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.