CHAPTER 6

Spinning Rust

    After completing this chapter, you should be able to

 

        • Define a hard disk drive, describe the various types of hard disk interfaces, and list the components of a hard disk

        • Explain solid-state drives, CD-ROM/DVD file systems, RAID storage systems, and RAID levels

        • Describe disk partitions and provide an overview of the physical and logical structures of a hard disk

        • Describe file systems; explain the various types of file systems; provide an overview of Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and Solaris 10 file systems; and explain file system analysis using the Sleuth Kit

        • Explain how to recover deleted partitions and deleted files in Windows, Mac, and Linux, as well as how to identify ...

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