Information in personal computers is primarily stored on one or more hard drives. These devices are capable of storing huge amounts of data very quickly. The inside of a drive resembles a turntable with a number of magnetic records. When in use, an access arm moves across the drive to read and write data. Giant hard drives first appeared on the scene in 1956 and were stored in dedicated equipment racks or on the floor. It wasn’t until the ’80’s that drives were small enough to be taken into th
Hard drives are the primary storage devices for personal computers. They are capable of quickly storing a large amount of information for long periods of time. The inner workings of a hard drive resemble a turntable with a number of records called platters. Data is written to these platters via magnetism by an access arm. Giant hard drives first appeared on the scene in 1956 and were stored in dedicated equipment racks or on the floor. It wasn’t until the ’80’s that drives were small enough to
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by Craig Stephenson Hard drives are the primary storage devices for personal computers. They are capable of quickly storing a large amount of information for long periods of time. The inner workings of a hard drive resemble a turntable with a number of records called platters. Data is written to these platters via magnetism by an access arm. Giant hard drives first appeared on the scene in 1956 and were stored in dedicated equipment racks or on the floor. It wasn’t until the ’80’s that drive
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The main type of storage for personal computers is hard drives. These devices are used for efficiently storing huge amounts of data. Inside, drives resemble a record player with a number of magnetic records, known as platters. When saving, an access arm moves across the platters to write data. Early hard drives, invented in 1956, were very large and often needed to be stored on the floor or in dedicated equipment racks. Starting in the early 1980's, drives were shrunk down to a portable size. T
by Craig Stephenson Information in personal computers is primarily stored on one or more hard drives. These devices are capable of storing huge amounts of data very quickly. The inside of a drive resembles a turntable with a number of magnetic records. When in use, an access arm moves across the drive to read and write data. Originally invented in 1956, early hard drives required a large amount of rack or floor space. It wasn’t until the 1980’s that they were shrunk down to about five inches
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