FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Introduced in 2003, SATA (or Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is the default interface for most desktop and laptop hard drives. They are referred to as SATA hard drives, but they are actually rotary hard drives with spinning platters and a moving needle that writes data to consecutive sectors on each platter.

Detailed explanation-2: -A hard drive or hard disk drive (HDD) is a type of data storage device that is used in laptops and desktop computers. An HDD is a “non-volatile” storage drive, which means it can retain the stored data even when no power is supplied to the device.

Detailed explanation-3: -Floppy disks (so-called because the magnetic media is thin and flexible) were originally made in 8-inch diameter formats.

Detailed explanation-4: -The simple answer is that SSD has no moving parts and functions similarly to USB memory sticks, while the Mechanical HDD has a magnetic tape and a lot of moving parts. SSD is also considerably smaller and takes up less space in a PC case, in some instances even mounted directly to the motherboard.

Detailed explanation-5: -If you’re looking for a hard drive with tons of storage space, a SATA drive may be for you, as they commonly hold terabytes of data. But take note of the fact that because SATA drives have moving parts, they are more likely to malfunction.