COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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What type of storage is a HDD? (4/5)
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Optical
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Magnetic
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Solid State
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Hard Drive
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hard-disk drives represent the most widely used form of magnetic storage in use today. A hard-disk drive consists of a rigid disc made with non-magnetic material, which is coated with a thin layer of magnetic material. Data is stored by magnetizing this thin film.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neodymium as the main feature of permanent magnets from hard disk drives (HDDs)
Detailed explanation-3: -A magnetic disk is a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access data. It is covered with a magnetic coating and stores data in the form of tracks, spots and sectors. Hard disks, zip disks and floppy disks are common examples of magnetic disks.
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