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computer hard disks are often with high capacity ranging from few HUNDRED GB to several TB,
CDs are generally of low capacity general is 700 MB
hard disks have to be protected from dust and dirt as a single scratch on it can crash your system that's y it is encased in a aluminium strong case,
while cds are need not safe guard that much some scratches wont destroy your data.
data transfer rate of recent hard disks have crossed even 6 GB per second while the cds have 52x speed highest
52X drive reads at 52 x 150KB/s
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What does hard disk means?
The place where you put cds and dvds in a computer
What is a writable disk?
A writable disk is a disk in which you can write (ie., store) data onto. The majority of diskettes are writable, and so are blank CDs and DVDs. Computer hard drives are generally writable as well.
How hard is it to duplicate a disc?
It is not hard at all to duplicate a disk. All you have to do is have a CD writer on your computer, and some blank CDs laying around, then the process can begin.
What does disk mean?
The place where you put cds and dvds in a computer
Which has the longest life expectancy CDs microfilm hard disk dvds?
microfilm
What is the correct spelling for computer disc drive?
"Disc" refers to optical media, such as CDs or DVDs. "Disk" refers to magnetic media, such as hard drives. So the answer depends on which drive you are referring to; most have both an "optical disc drive", and a "hard disk drive".
What are storag devices?
>> some are cds, hard disk, floppy disc, flash drives
Why hard disk is more reliable then CD and DVD?
CDs and DVDs get handled, their surfaces get scratched. Hard disks are protected better.
Where does a computer store the program when its power is on?
Set of instructions are called programs. All the programs given to computer are first stored in backing storage device like hard disk, magnetic disk, CDs, DVDs. When user wish to run these instructions, these are loaded in Computer Primary Memory i.e. RAM. Form RAM these instructions are read by processor and run.
What are three types of data storage devices?
CDs, Hard disk, floppy, data traveller etc.
What are Hard drive removable disks and cds for a computer?
Hard drives, removable disks, and CDs are ways of storing information for computers. They make the process of backup up or moving data from a computer much easier.
Is a hard disk and a hard drive the same?
Yes, most standard hard disks are mechanical magnetic disks. Magnetic media is more of a general term for a family of disk formats including standard hard disk, floppy disks, and zip disks. In the next few years solid state disks will gradually begin to replace magnetic hard disk media.
