Introduction to Storage Concepts - A Practitioner Series Course Offering Copyright © 2001 Mentor Services Corp - 200 White Plains Road - Tarrytown - NY 10591.

Introduction: Computers are remarkably suited for processing huge amounts of information. As a result, the more powerful the computer, the more likely it is that it will be surrounded by a large collection of peripheral devices on which this data will be stored. Usually, this data consists of hundreds of billions or even tens of trillions of characters (individual digits or letters). Organizing and keeping track of such massive amounts of data can be a considerable chore. Fortunately, the data used for such organization can also be managed by the computer. This course discusses the methods for organizing data from both the hardware and software side. It covers data management concepts from the personal computer to the mainframe computer. To provide the student with concrete examples of these concepts, the course examines how data would be managed in a system consisting of an IBM mainframe and an IBM-compatible personal computer. To provide maximum exposure to various data types, OS/390 is used as a representative mainframe operating system and Windows is used as a representative personal computer operating system. Audience: This course is intended for executives, managers, supervisors, computer operators and other personnel who need to understand the basics of computer data management. Objectives:  On completion of this course, the student should be able to: Describe the various data organization methods Describe the capabilities of different media to support the data organizations Describe the storage techniques which contribute to performance and data reliability Describe the major issues involving the management of data in a network Relate the data management constructs of a mainframe operating system to their equivalent on a personal computer Prerequisites: Familiarity with basic data processing concepts. Duration: This course is 1 day long.