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Up to how much data may be stored on an HDD? |
Up to 8 terabytes |
The unit of measure is in terabytes. |
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The platters that store data can be made of what two materials? |
Metal or glass and coated with a magnetic substance |
One is brittle and one is not. |
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Each platter has its own...? |
Read and Write Head |
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The read/write heads are controlled by what? |
The actuator |
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Each side of a platter is split up into what? |
Tracks |
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Each track is split up into what? |
Sectors |
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Each sector contains how many bytes? |
512 |
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Tracks located in the same positions across all platters in a drive are called what? |
Cyclinders |
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What is this form of low-level formatting referred to as? |
Drive Geometry |
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What are the two main form factors hard drives come in? |
2.5" and 3.5" |
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