COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
WHAT IS A HARD DRIVE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“No Gigs”
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“Limited Gigs”
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“Infinity Gigs”
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“unlimited Gigs”
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Detailed explanation-1: -This is because there is a part of the storage reserved for cache and other stuff that the storage device needs to work. If you buy a 32 gb thumb drive you’ll only get 28 gigs of usable storage because it needs some spare storage for cache and to work. So no. Hard drives will not show full capacity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most basic reason that the actual disk space is lower than you expect is that there’s already some data present on the drive when you buy it. This isn’t the case for removable disks like flash drives or SD cards, but is a major factor with phones and pre-built computers.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2021, drive manufacturer Western Digital unveiled two 20 TB HDDs–the Ultrastar DC HC560 and WD Gold HDD Enterprise Class SATA HDD. Currently, 20 TB is the largest available HDD size.
Detailed explanation-4: -Your drive shows up smaller than advertised because storage drive capacity is calculated and reported slightly differently than other capacities in computing.