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Yes. The magnetic 'platters' that store the information are arranged horizontally and are 'read' by an arm that swings over them. Think of an album on a turntable with the needle arm and you have a picture of one single set of such devices. Each drive is comprised of many sets of these in tight alignment, held in place by a spindle.
The arm is held to tight tolerances and does not touch the platter but can read and write data to it by changing the magnetic state of the 'bits' on the platter. The density of the bits and the speed of the platter determine size of the drive (capacity) and it's cost.
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How do jump drives store data?
Jump or flash drives store data in a solid state. This is different that a magnetic drives that store information in a different manner.
Will magnetic fields damage hard drives?
Computer disks (hard drives or older floppy drives) store their information by creating a magnetic charge on a tiny spot of the disk for each little bit of information, which can be read again later. Passing a strong magnetic field over the disk changes the saved charge and it can't be read again as organized information. CDs and DVDs don't store this way, so are safe from magnetic fields.
Is a magnetic device used to store information?
It is the magnetic elements in a magnetic disk that are used to store information.
What do hard drives floppy drives and Zip drives have in common?
They all store information.
What is the function of an hard drives?
To store information
What is the purpose of the Disk Drives?
To store information.
Do hard drives store information magnetically?
Yes, there are some surprisingly strong magnets in the Hard Disk Drive. The read/write "head" also is an electromagnet, and the "platter" (spinning disk) is magnetized, but over all not very magnetic.
The memory devices of computers such as hard disks and floppy disk drives use materials to store data?
magnetic
What do hard drives do?
They store digital information in a relativly permenent form. Some hard drives called 'Hard Disc Drives' store data magnetically on a metal disc. Newer hard drives called 'Solid State Drives' store data electronically on flash memory.
What is the similarity between a hard disk and a magnetic tape?
Both are magnetic media used to store information.
Do magnetic disks use magnetic particles to store items such as data instructions and information on a disks surface?
True.
Magnetic disks use magnetic particles to store items such as data instructions and information on a disk's surface True or false?
true
