no, the head not touching the surface of the hard disk. If it
touch the great chance of data may be lost. only the head of floppy
disk is touch the surface of the disk.
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fixed head :
-one read / write head per track
-heads mounted on fixed ridged arm
-No drop protection
movable head :
-one read / write head per side
-mounted on a movable arm
-if dropped the heads can be retracted to prevent damage to the hard drive.
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A fixed read-write head is a type of hardware in a computer. It
is the sub-section of the optical or hard disk used for storing a
specific amount, or fixed amount, of memory.