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No, it's really a memory device. It can be used to store data for a long time.

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What is disk drive?

A disk drive is a device that computers can use to read and write information on computer disk. An example of one is the hard disk drive.


If a cache can be made as large as the device for which it is caching for instance a cache as large as a disk why not make it that large and eliminate the device?

Though the size of a cache has increased over time, so too has the size of hard disk. An economical comparison of cache versus hard disk space in a cost per MB analsysis will show that a cache would be significantly more expensive. Furthermore, cache in general is considered "temporary" or volatile storage which means that the contents of the storage device is lost when the system is powered off. A hard disk, on the other hand, is "long term" or non-volatile storage; when the system is powered off, the hard disk still safely holds the data stored on it.


What is the difference between heap region and hard disk in c language?

The question is a little confusing. The C language doesn't know what a hard disk is. It has library operations for dealing with file systems, but neither knows nor really cares whether those file systems reside on a hard disk or some other form of storage device.


Why output devices are required?

A display device such as a screen or monitor is an output device. Right from here we can already say that a display device is required to be able to visibly know what we are doing on a computer. (Even if you have a remote connection to that device you will be using a display device to view the contents of the remote device using another computers monitor.)Printers and speakers are examples of output devices. Printers are required to receive hard copies of information and Speakers are audio devices that are required to hear audible files.In short, without output devices will would not be able to view, hear, or hold data from a device.


Is a touchpad an input device or an output device?

It is an input device.

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Is disk drive an example of output device?

No a disk drive is neither input or output device, it is an optical disk drive (for CD/DVD's) and a disk drive (for hard drives) would be a storage device.


Is a hard disk an input or an output?

Harddisk is an input as well as an Output Device.


How does the output device on a computer work?

when any kind of information is received to you in any way weather hard disk or soft disk is known as output device .


Can the hard disk of today used as input or output explain?

Since you can both read from (input) and write to (output) a hard disk, it is considered both an input and an output device.


Is a hard disk input or output device?

Hard disk drives are storage devices, they use an I/O buffer so to answer your question, they are both. I/O stands for input/output. Speakers are a good example of an output device. The mouse is a good example of an input device.


Is hard disk input or output device?

Hard disk drives are storage devices, they use an I/O buffer so to answer your question, they are both. I/O stands for input/output. Speakers are a good example of an output device. The mouse is a good example of an input device.


Hard disk is an input or output device?

Technically speaking it is both. It can read as well write information.


Is disk input or output device?

Hard disk drives are storage devices, they use an I/O buffer so to answer your question, they are both. I/O stands for input/output. Speakers are a good example of an output device. The mouse is a good example of an input device.


Is disk drive is storage or input or output device?

Disk drive storage can be both an input and an output device.


Is a hard disk drive input or out put?

A hard disk drive (HDD) is neither an input nor an output device. It is a Storage Device. It helps to store the data in a Non-Volatile form (i.e Data stored in Hard Drive is not lost even after it's power source removed) and data can be retrieved at any time by enabling power for the Hard Drive.


Is the Floppy disk an input device or output device?

It's both. You can read the data on the disk making it an input device, and you can write data to the disk making it an output device.A floppy disk is a storage device. There is often confusion about this, as the user could be seen to be "inputting data" by inserting a disk or "outputting" by removing it, but in actuality the floppy disk is a storage device.


Is a CD-RW disk an input or output?

output device