COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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Optical drive
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Magnetic drive
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Solid state drive
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It is not a storage device
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Detailed explanation-1: -A very simple hard disk drive (HDD) shown in Fig. 1.17 is a storage device in which digital information is stored on spinning magnetic hard disks, called magnetic media . Normally, HDD consists of recording media, read/write heads, a spindle, and an actuator.
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: -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.