Can you imagine an application server without RAM, or a file server without an HDD? Perhaps these questions may sound a little bit odd because of the fact that both RAM and HDD are an inseparable part of today's computer systems. The purpose of this section is to show you how important storage technologies are to computers and that they come in a variety of types, shapes, and sizes, and for different purposes. Having said that, besides the fact that storage technologies are an objective of the certification exams, their importance is absolute in the world of information and communications technology (ICT), and that is why these technologies have a whole chapter in this book dedicated to them.
Besides high processing power, a sufficient amount of RAM memory, and several network connections, your server will likely require a large...