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1
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WHAT IS A HARD DRIVE

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A hard drive, or hard disk drive, is a magnetic device used to store data.

2
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HOW IS THE HARD DRIVE CONFIGURED IN WINDOWS

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IN A WINDOWS computer, the hard drive is usually configured as the C: drive .

3
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How much STORAGE CAPACITY on a hard drive

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The storage capacity of a hard drive ranges from gigabytes (GB) to terabytes (TB).

4
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How IS THE SPEED of a hard drive measured

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the speed of a hard drive is measured in revolutions per minute (RPM).

5
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what does the spindle turn

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the spindle turns the platters

6
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what are the common hard drive spindle speeds

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Common hard drive spindle speeds include 5400,7200,10,000, and up to 15,000 RPM in high-end server hard drives.

7
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How to you increase the storage capacity of a hard drive

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Multiple hard drives can be added to increase storage capacity.

8
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what do traditional hard drives use for storage

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Traditional hard drives use magnetic-based storage.

9
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what are the drive motors on a magnetic hard drive designed to do

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magnetic hard drives have drive motors that are designed to spin the magnetic platters and move the drive heads.

10
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what is the difference of a solid state drive vs a magnetic drive

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to contrast, the newer solid state drives (SSDs) do not have moving parts and use semiconductors to store data.

11
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What does Nonvolatile flash memory chips manage

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Nonvolatile flash memory chips manage all storage in SSD

12
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how are a magnetic hard drive and a SSD the same

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SSDs have the same form factor as magnetic hard drives and use ATA or SATA interfaces.

13
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What happens when the spindle goes faster

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The faster the spindle speed, the faster a hard drive can retrieve data from the platters.

14
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In windows what does the hard drive contain

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It contains the operating system and applications

15
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What does the use of nonvolatile flash memory result in

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which results in faster access to data higher reliability, and reduced power usage.

16
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What does the platter hold

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It hold data

17
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What does rpm do

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This is how fast the spindle turns the platter

18
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can you replace a magnetic drive with an SSd

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You can replace a magnetic drive with an SSD.