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Technically speaking it is both. It can read as well write information.
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Smriti Kaur
It is both an input device and output device as the data recorded on disk is both read by the computer system and the result of any computation is generally permanently stored on a disk. Therefore, we can say that disk are used both for input and output purposes.
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Is a hard disk an input or an output?
Harddisk is an input as well as an Output Device.
Can the hard disk of today used as input or output explain?
Since you can both read from (input) and write to (output) a hard disk, it is considered both an input and an output device.
Is a hard disk input or output device?
Hard disk drives are storage devices, they use an I/O buffer so to answer your question, they are both. I/O stands for input/output. Speakers are a good example of an output device. The mouse is a good example of an input device.
Is hard disk input or output device?
Hard disk drives are storage devices, they use an I/O buffer so to answer your question, they are both. I/O stands for input/output. Speakers are a good example of an output device. The mouse is a good example of an input device.
Is disk input or output device?
Hard disk drives are storage devices, they use an I/O buffer so to answer your question, they are both. I/O stands for input/output. Speakers are a good example of an output device. The mouse is a good example of an input device.
Is disk drive an example of output device?
No a disk drive is neither input or output device, it is an optical disk drive (for CD/DVD's) and a disk drive (for hard drives) would be a storage device.
Is disk drive is storage or input or output device?
Disk drive storage can be both an input and an output device.
Is a CD-RW disk an input or output?
output device
Is CD DVD hard disk input or output?
It is neither, CD DVD and hard disk is STORAGE not input or output.
Is the Floppy disk an input device or output device?
It's both. You can read the data on the disk making it an input device, and you can write data to the disk making it an output device.A floppy disk is a storage device. There is often confusion about this, as the user could be seen to be "inputting data" by inserting a disk or "outputting" by removing it, but in actuality the floppy disk is a storage device.
Is hardisk is an output device?
the magnatic disk is both as input and output media
Is an hard disk drive an input or output device?
Neither. It is a storage device. Input device is hardware for inputting data. Like a Keyboard, scanner or mouse. An output device would be hardware that input might be display. Like a Printer or Monitor.
