COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It has moving parts
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It will break if you touch it
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It is too small
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It is too large
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Detailed explanation-1: -Because external hard drives contain moving parts, this makes them more susceptible to physical damage. If you factor in the portable nature of external hard drives, the chances of a physical fault like a head crash or motor failure occurring are higher.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Relies on moving parts. The disk surface can be damaged. Heavy power consumption. It is noisy. Slower read and write speed than RAM. Slower to access than a hard disk. It is expensive. The regular head can crash and damage the surface of the disk. More items