FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Magneto-optical recording writes/reads optically. When writing, the magnetic medium is heated locally by a laser, which induces a rapid decrease of coercive field. Then, a small magnetic field can be used to switch the magnetisation. The reading process is based on magneto-optical Kerr effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the disk is spinning, a read/write head moves across its surface. To write data, the head magnetises or demagnetises a section of the disk that is spinning under it. To read data, the head makes a note of whether the section is magnetised or not. Magnetic devices are fairly cheap, high in capacity and durable.

Detailed explanation-3: -A magnetic disk primarily consists of a rotating magnetic surface (called platter) and a mechanical arm that moves over it. Together, they form a “comb”. The mechanical arm is used to read from and write to the disk. The data on a magnetic disk is read and written using a magnetization process.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Does Read/Write Head Mean? A read/write head is a specific physical part of a hard disk that is responsible for reading data from, and writing data to, the disk. Read/write heads are typically made up of a thin horizontal magnetic blade attached to an actuator arm.

Detailed explanation-5: -Magnetic storage consists at least of a write head, a read head, and a medium. The write head emits a magnetic field from an air gap to magnetize the medium. The read head detects magnetization (the magnetic moment per unit volume) from the medium to recover stored data.