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Hard disks
Hard disks :
Hard-disks provide the bulk of secondary-storage for modern computer-systems.
Each disk-platter has a flat circular-shape , like a CD.
The two surfaces of a platter are covered with a magnetic material.
Information is stored on the platters by recording magnetically.
A read-write "files" just above the surface of the platter.
The heads are attached to a disk-arm that moves all the heads as a unit.
The surface of a platter is logically divided into circular tracks, which are subdivided into sectors.
A disk can be removeable which allows different disks to be mounted as nedded.
A disk-drive is attached to a computer by an I/O bus.
There may be thousands of concentric-cylinders in a disk-drive, and each track may contain hundreds of sectors.
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