Can also named as HDD which stands for Hard Disk Drive, also in some books can be found written as HD which stands for Hard Disk.
Hard disk drive is the hardware component in computer system that is used for storage of information/data. The kind of storage that hard disk takes off is permanent storage of data in computer system. All data stored in hard disk can never been wasted by any means. Its permanent storage of data and the data can only be lost if Hard Disk Drive corrupted.
COMPUTER HARD DISK CAPACITIES.
Different kinds of hard disk have got different capabilities in storage of data. The size and capacity of hard disk drive in computer system can be measured in term of Megabytes, Gigabytes up to Terabytes. Nowadays mostly of the model computer have at least 40 Gigabytes up to up to 4 Terabytes.
Before a computer user purchaise camputer its better to do some inverstigations on the functionaliy of the computer needed.
Computer can be bought for the purpose of
Storage of notes- at least 160 Gigabytes is enough.
Business purposes such as storage of musics, videos, games- at least 2 Terabytes.
SOME INTERNAL PARTS OF COMPUTER HARD DISK DRIVE
1. Spindle.
2. Platter.
3. Read/Writer head.
4. Read/Writer head actuator arm.
5. Power connector.
6. IDE connector.
7. Jumper block
