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A hard disk drive is a Non-volatile_storage, Random_accessdevice for digital data. It features rotating Hard_disk_platterson a motor-driven Spindle_(computer) within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by Disk_read-and-write_headthat float on a film of air above the platters.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoA hard disk drive is what is used for storage. So for things which need to be saved, they are saved onto the hard disk.
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What is the local disk drive?
A hard disk that is inside your own PC as opposed to a hard drive you are accessing on a network, that would be in another PC somewhere else.
What is the most likely hardware component to fail in a PC?
Hard disk drive.
What is drive c?
The main PC disk that contains all information for the PC
How can you improve your PC with a RAM of 190 MB?
Disk Defragmenter, Disk cleanup and a portable hard drive.
What is IBA PC-xt was first hard drive capacity?
10 MB hard disk
The IBM PC-xt was the first PC to include a hard drive what was the capacity of this disk?
10 mb
Function of hard disk drive?
The hard disk drive stores information on the computer. It has read and write capabilities and the information stays there when the computer is turned off.
What is the purpose of scsi and raid adapter?
to connect storage devices such as hard disk drives to a PC
What is the functions of a disk drive?
A hard disk drive is used to store data. That data includes the programs you use. When someone says they are installing something on their computer, they usually mean they are installing it to their hard drive, which is located inside their computer. In most situations, a hard drive is what loads the operating system so you can use your PC. If it fails, you will not be able to fully boot your PC.
The IBM PC-XT was the first to include a hard drive What was the capacity of this disk?
The standard XT originally came with a 10MB Seagate ST-412 hard drive
What are the examples of permanent storage devices?
Hard disk drive inside the PC, CD or DVD drives/disks, USB (thumb drive, jump drive), and floppy disk drive/disk storage. Other storage can be external Hard disk drives, tape drives, RAID drives and the newer Blu-Ray.
When saving a disk save to drive a or c?
In Windows, Drive C: is the first hard drive.On the PC compatibles (DOS then Windows, which was a program running under DOS), drive A: was reserved for the first floppy disk drive and B: for the second floppy disk drive. Drive C: was reserved for the first hard drive.Many computers don't even have floppy drives anymore, but the first hard drive is still labeled C:
