The actual memory in a hard drive is called a cache. My current drive has a 32MB cache, This cache will store data coming into the hard drive if the data coming in is faster than the data being written down.
While it does not help very much with larger files (movies, etc) it makes things move much faster if you are accessing a bunch of different files when playing a game for example.
Hard disk is also called hard drive. It is device where all computer memory is stored.
Data can be stored on floppy disk, hard disk, memory stick, CD or DVD.
The Hard Drive
Programs are normally stored on a hard drive and loaded into memory for execution.
The camera itself does not have a hard drive; pictures are stored on memory sticks that can be purchased separately.
Perhaps you are referring to Virtual RAM.
in your hard drive, just dismantle your computer and take out the hard disk
on the hard drive
Hard-drives are not memory as such, they are storage devices. However, the contents of RAM (Random Access Memory) are stored on the hard drive in the form of one or more paging files, allowing the operating system to realise more RAM than physically exists (virtual memory). The contents of RAM are also stored on the hard drive when the computer enters hibernation mode. Aside from that, hard-drives provide long-term storage of programs and files that can be loaded into memory as and when required.
A user memory for an operating system are the devices in which data is stored. These devices can be built into the computer, such as the hard drive, or they can be an external device, such as a USB pen drive or external hard drive.
Are you asking "How is data/files" stored on a spinning magnetic disk within a hard drive, or are you asking how is data/files stored within the flash memory cells of a Solid State [hard] Drive (SSD)? Or, are you asking, "what is a hard disk drive" or "What is inside a hard drive?" Thanks!
Are you asking "How is data/files" stored on a spinning magnetic disk within a hard drive, or are you asking how is data/files stored within the flash memory cells of a Solid State [hard] Drive (SSD)? Or, are you asking, "what is a hard disk drive" or "What is inside a hard drive?" Thanks!