What is hard disk and what is its purpose?



What is hard disk and what is its purpose?..

Answer / mani vannan

Hard disk is the secondary storage device, which holds the
data in bulk, and it holds the data on the magnetic medium
of the disk.Hard disks have a hard platter that holds the
magnetic medium, the magnetic medium can be easily erased
and rewritten, and a typical desktop machine will have a
hard disk with a capacity of between 10 and 40 gigabytes.
Data is stored onto the disk in the form of files.

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