COMPUTER HARDWARE
STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which hard drive uses spinning disks to store data?
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HDD
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SSD
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -HDDs are traditional storage devices with spinning platters that read and write data.
Detailed explanation-3: -A computer hard disk drive (HDD) is a non-volatile data storage device. Non-volatile refers to storage devices that maintain stored data when turned off. All computers need a storage device, and HDDs are just one example of a type of storage device.
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