FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A read/write head or RW head is a device on the arm of a hard drive. It reads and writes data from the hard drive’s disk platter. Hard drives usually have one read/write head for each platter side that resides on the platter while idle.

Detailed explanation-3: -The read/write arm is responsible for reading and writing the data onto disk platters. The read/write arm transfers the data by transferring the magnetic surface into an electric current.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hard drive heads are the most sensitive part of the device. They are responsible for all virtues of modern HDDs, such as read/write speed. However, issues with their functionality represent one of the most common HDD failures. HDD heads movement is electronically controlled.