A new approach to information storage

Abstract

Disk drives and solid-state drives have long served as the foundation for computer storage, but breakthroughs in molecular and DNA science could revolutionize the field.

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Index Terms

• Computer systems organization

  • Dependable and fault-tolerant systems and networks

• General and reference

  • Cross-computing tools and techniques

    • Performance

• Information systems

  • Information retrieval

  • Information storage systems

• Networks

  • Network performance evaluation