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A Fixed hard disc is used to store operating system and not for storing applications which we needs portability. Also it stores any application which requires very fast access to data for both reading and writing.
On the other hand, a portable hard disc is used to store very large files which need transporting from one computer to another .
EDIT: This is completely wrong! A fixed hard disc can be used for the OS, yes, but applications can also be stored on there. A portable drive will usually have work files on so you can access them while out of the house.
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∙ 13y agowell...the answer lies in whether or not they are convenient to move from point a to point b. Literally speaking, ALL storage devices are portable. From a practical point of view, however, it is portable if it is easy to disconnect/reconnect and it is non-portable if it requires turning screws.
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Is a floppy disk 3.5 inch portable or fixed?
Floppy disk may be of any type is always portable, however the floppy disk "drives" are fixed.
What is a hard disk that is mounted inside the sytem unit and its not portable?
Fixed disk
What is the difference between a parmanent hard disk drive and a removable hard disk drive?
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What is the difference between a drive and a disk?
The difference between a drive and disk is that a drive is used to read a disk whether it be a floppy disk or a compact disk.
What is Portable disk?
The term 'portable disk' refers to portable memory for a computer that is in the shape of a disk, such as a CD, DVD, or floppy disk. (On a floppy disk the disk part is on the inside)
What is the difference between fixed storage and removal storage?
The best example of fixed storage in a computer is the hard disk. A frequent example of removal storage is a thumb drive / USB stick.
I want to back up my files What is the Difference between an external hard drive and portable hard drive?
The main difference is size and speed, and do not forget prize. In addition, the fact that external disks are connected to the computer at all time may cause the disk to be infected. Therefore, I would recommend you to use a portable disk, and do a backup once a week or month.
17xx post error indicates?
17xx Fixed disk (hard drive) 1701 Fixed disk adapter 1702 Fixed disk adpater 1703 Fixed disk drive 1704 Fixed disk drive or adapter 1780 Fixed disk 0 failure (C drive failure) 1781 Fixed disk 1 failure (D drive failure) 1782 Fixed disk controller failure 1790 Fixed disk 0 1791 Fixed disk 1
What is the Difference between hard disk and cassette tape?
what is the defference between cassette tape and hard disk
What is the difference between fixed head disk ande movable head disk?
fixed head :-one read / write head per track-heads mounted on fixed ridged arm-No drop protectionmovable 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.
What is the difference between a folder and a hard disk?
The hard disk is the device that stores the folders.
What is a portable drive?
A portable hard drive is both of the following:a hard disk drive that is small enough to carry (portable)a hard disk drive that is external to a computer
