Operating Systems: Journal 8

At last, these 8 weeks have gone by so fast!

In this operating system class, I learned that in computer science, data persistence is crucial for ensuring that important files are still accessible in a reliable fashion. I realized how important and valuable these advancements are to society. The world is literally built on top of these concepts. I now understand that this persistence is made possible through the use of a hard disk drive and, to a greater extent, solid-state media. In terms of traditional hard drives, the data is physically stored on a hard drive platter.

Overall, I believe that this class has been incredibly valuable to my future in terms of laying a good foundation for my understanding of computation. Although this class is a computer science class, I think that many of the concepts that make hard drive persistence possible can be applied to real life as well. For example, staying persistent with the goal of completing a computer science degree has gotten me to where I am now - 8 weeks closer to achieving that goal.