No edit summary |
mNo edit summary Tag: sourceedit |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| + | == Definition == |
||
| − | {{stub}} |
||
| + | A '''disk drive''' (also called '''hard drive''' or '''hard disk drive''') |
||
| − | |||
| − | + | {{Quote|consists of a stack of magnetic [[disk]]s on a spindle. [[Head]]s which move laterally across the [[disk]] can either record on or read [[information]] from the [[disk]] as it rotates beneath the [[head]].<ref>Mukerji v. Comm'r of Internal Rev., 87 T.C. No. 61, Tax Court Decisions (CCH) ¶43,469, at 3701 (Tax Ct. 1986).</ref>}} |
|
| + | == Overview == |
||
| + | |||
| + | The most common types of disk drives are [[IDE]] and [[SCSI]]. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
| − | |||
| − | |||
<references /> |
<references /> |
||
| − | |||
| ⚫ | |||
[[Category:Hardware]] |
[[Category:Hardware]] |
||
| ⚫ | |||
| + | [[Category:Definition]] |
||
| + | [[Category:Peripheral]] |
||
Latest revision as of 07:05, 22 April 2016
Definition[]
A disk drive (also called hard drive or hard disk drive)
| “ | consists of a stack of magnetic disks on a spindle. Heads which move laterally across the disk can either record on or read information from the disk as it rotates beneath the head.[1] | ” |
Overview[]
The most common types of disk drives are IDE and SCSI.
References[]
- ↑ Mukerji v. Comm'r of Internal Rev., 87 T.C. No. 61, Tax Court Decisions (CCH) ¶43,469, at 3701 (Tax Ct. 1986).