ICS 332 Fall 2025

Module: I/O Devices

Learning Outcomes

I/O Devices, Storage and File Systems

Readings

I/O Devices

I/O devices and device drivers

Lecture notes Reading: OSTEP 36

HDDs

Hard Disk Drives

Lecture notes Reading: OSTEP 37

SSDs

Solid State Drives

Lecture notes Reading: OSTEP 44.1-3

RAID

Redundant Array of Independent Disks

Lecture notes Reading: OSTEP 38

Python source code

Python programs to simulate HDDs and run experiments

Python code