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A hard disk is the physical medium information storage device of most computerized systems. It is an actual disk that rotates at high speed. The surface is coated with magnetic material, and data is stored magnetically on the surface. A tiny read/write head on the end of an arm that can move over the surface of the disk does the reading and writing to transfer the information to and from the medium.
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What are the functions of a hard disk?
A hard disk acts as a storage device for data. Data is also retrieved from the hard disk. The data that is kept in the hard disk is not erased even when the computer is switched off.
What is the device that reads from and writes to a floppy disk or hard disk?
a computer
What is an f drive?
A: or B: drive is usually a floppy disk. These are becoming rare. C: drive is usually the main hard disk. D: drive is the second hard disk if any. E: drive is usually an optical or CD or DVD drive F: G: H: etc. drive may be a USB "thumbdrive" or an external disk.
What is a wedge shaped slice on a disk is referred to?
sector prof for answer; a sector is a division of a storage medium on a hard drive diskette that is a wedge shaped section of one of the circular tracks
What is the difference between storage media and data media?
The difference between storage media and data media is that data media allows data to pass through them unlike the later which keeps (stores) data. Examples of storage media are compact disk (CD) and hard disk whereas examples of data media are telephone lines, coaxial cable and LAN.
Is a hard disk a hardware or a software?
A computer hard disk or hard drive (fixed disk) is hardware.
What does 'HDD' stand for?
Hard Disk Drive.
What are types of disk drives?
IDE hard disk, SCSI hard disk, SATA hard disk, External hard disk, it is also differ by RPM speed for the HADD. I hope that helpes.
How many types of hard disk?
There are two types of Hard disk. 1:Sea gate disk 2:SATA Hard disk
What is the history of hard disk and the inventor of hard disk?
The history of hard disk is that, hard disk is invented in 1950's that time hard disk size is 20 inche's maximum the name of hard disk inventer is "REY JOHNSON" by the help of IBM team. ""BILAWAL ABBAS""
What are five types of disk drives?
IDE hard disk, SCSI hard disk, SATA hard disk, External hard disk, it is also differ by RPM speed for the HADD. I hope that helpes.
How many different HDD?
1. IDE Hard Disk 2. SATA Hard Disk 3. SCSI Hard Disk 4. Ultra SCSI Hard Disk
Who invented hard disk mirroring?
who invented hard disk?
What is the other name for hard disk in architecture?
It is also known as Hard Drive, Disk Drive, Or Hard Disk Drive.
What is a storage device that contains one or more inflexible circular platters?
it is the hard disk
What is mp in hard disk camcorder?
What is mp in hard disk camcorder?
Which has maximum space storage ROM or hard disk?
hard disk
