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It is a storage device, usually the main storage on a computer where programming and data are saved.
A traditional device can read and write information to the disk, and can be re-used (over-written with new information)
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∙ 16y agoA hard drive is the disk drive used to store virtually all of the files used on the computer. More information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk
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∙ 15y agoA hard drive uses magnetic charges to store data.
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∙ 12y agoIt is a secondary, non-volatile storage device, with virtual and swap memory management also done in this physical device
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∙ 13y agohard drives usually hold gigabites (gb) and it is a USB device that you plug into (example) your computer and transfer files to save on the flash drive or import to something else
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∙ 6y agoAnything that stores data even when power is turned off. That may include diskettes, hard drives, flash devices, CDs, DVDs, tapes, etc.
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∙ 10y agoA computer storage device.
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What do flash drives and hard drives have in common?
They both... used as storage
Are hard drives volatile storage devices?
Hard drives are not volatile storage devices, because the information within them is not lost when the drive loses power.
What does a storage device includes?
Examples of storage devices are: internal/external hard drives, floppy drives, CD's, DVD's, thumb drives, etc.
What are two examples of storage?
There are many types of storage media, two of them are USBs, or thumb drives, and external hard drives.
Where can one purchase hard drives for storage data?
There are many places on the high street to buy hard drives for data storage like PC World. You can also find hard drives for sale on both Amazon and eBay.
In storage devices what is primary?
hard disk drives
What is primary storage device?
hard disk drives
Is a hard disk drive volital?
I believe that you mean to ask if hard disk drives are considered volatile storage media or not. Volatile memory is memory that is lost when the storage medium is not being supplied with electricity. Hard drives do not need power for storage, only for reading and writing data from and to the platters; this means that hard drives are not volatile storage media.
What kind of backup storage devices should I get for my business?
There are many different options for data storage. You can use zip drive, external hard drives, or even online storage for your data needs.
Some PC hard drives have storage capacities of up to?
1.5 TB of storage
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.
Are hard drives considered volatile storage devices?
No, they are permanent storage devices, only RAM is volatile storage device.
