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Persistent storage in modern computers is usually realized by magnetic hard disk drives. They form the last, and therefore the slowest level in the memory hierarchy. Disk drive technology is very sophisticated and complex, making an accelerated growth in disk capacity possible. Nowadays, a single of-the-self disk drive is capable of storing up to 180 GB and this number is doubled every 14 – 18 month...