hard disk
Magnetic data storage
A hard disk is a data storage device inside computers, consisting of rigid magnetic platters that spin while read/write heads access information.
Distinguished from floppy disks by its fixed, non-removable platters and greater capacity.
Also called a hard drive.
My hard disk crashed and I lost everything.
Large flat serving dish
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- armUpper body limb
controller · circuit board · enclosure · chassis · mount · magnet · bearing · logic board
Comprehend written language
defragment · partition · format · sector · track · cylinder · cache · buffer
Stored duplicate for recovery
- archiveStored historical records
- filesStored data collections
- documentsFormal written records
- saveProtect from loss
retrieve · data · records · recovery · restore · clone · image · wipe
Serial disk interface
- SCSIParallel peripheral interface standard
- IDEUnified coding software suite
- USBDevice connection standard
- NVMeStorage communication standard
SAS · connector · cable · port · bus · bandwidth · transfer rate · throughput
Chip-based storage device
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- internalSituated within
- externalLocated on outside
- portableAble to be carried
enterprise · desktop · laptop · NAS · RAID · solid-state · mechanical · magnetic
Data capacity units
- terabytesTrillion-byte units
- petabytesHuge data measurement unit
- megabytesUnits of digital storage
- kilobytesUnits of digital storage
bytes · volume · size · usable space · allocation · quota · free space
platter
Large flat serving dish
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
arm · controller · circuit board · enclosure · chassis · mount · magnet · bearing · logic board · jumper
read
Comprehend written language
boot · defragment · partition · format · sector · track · cylinder · cache · buffer · latency
backup
Stored duplicate for recovery
save · retrieve · data · records · recovery · restore · clone · image · wipe · erase
SATA
Serial disk interface
- SCSIParallel peripheral interface standard
- IDEUnified coding software suite
- USBDevice connection standard
NVMe · SAS · connector · cable · port · bus · bandwidth · transfer rate · throughput · hot-swap
SSD
Chip-based storage device
portable · enterprise · desktop · laptop · NAS · RAID · solid-state · mechanical · magnetic · removable
gigabytes
Data capacity units
kilobytes · bytes · volume · size · usable space · allocation · quota · free space
- elettronicacomputer, smartphone, tablet, laptop, stereo
- storage mediablank CD, blank tape, CD, DVD, Blu-ray
- data storagebackup, gigabyte, flash drives, megabyte, kilobyte
- disk drivesSSD, solid state drive, solid-state drive, floppy drive, optical drive
- retro computingApple II, ENIAC, IBM PC, Commodore, Atari
- discsdisc, CD, DVD, record, vinyl record
hard disksolid-state drive
Flash-based persistent storage
SSD · flash drive · flash memory · USB flash drive · thumb drive
hard diskRAM
Temporary data storage hardware
random access memory · volatile memory · DRAM · cache memory · working memory
hard diskfloppy disk
Flexible magnetic storage medium
floppy · diskette · optical disc · CD-ROM · DVD
hard, disk, hard drive, diskette, floppy disk, disk drive, optical disk, HDD, hard drives