A device used for storing large amounts of data for a computer that persist while the computer is turned off
A permanent data storage device built into all desktop PCs that permits you to save and retrieve information, and that stores the computer's operating system and other software The size of a hard drive is usually expressed in gigabytes
The main device a computer uses to permanently store and retrieve information These drives are sealed boxes typically found inside the computer Also called a "hard disk "
your computer's main drive or storage area; to save something to your computer, save it to your C: Drive
This is the storage device inside your computer that holds all the information in the computer (It is termed "hard" because the discs inside it are rigid, as opposed to the small removable plastic discs that have a "floppy" magnetic tape-like disc inside them )
A magnetic disk which holds information Usually measured in gigabytes Several large disks can be combined to work together, and yield an effective hard drive measured in terabytes
The primary storage unit on PCs, consisting of one or more magnetic media platters on which digital data can be written and erased magnetically
This is a storage device that usually resides inside a computer system A hard disk is a set of stacked "disks," each of which has data recorded electromagnetically in "tracks" on the disk
A data storage device inside the computer where all software (or programs) and data files are stored The bigger the hard drive the more space available to store software and data Most hard drives today are measured in Gigs or Gigabytes
A digital storage device which contains one or more inflexible magnetic platters on which data can be recorded It is sealed in a case; it is not removable Compare with: removable disk
An electromechanical device used for information storage and retrieval, incorporating one or more rotating disks on which data is recorded, stored and read magnetically
a piece of computer hardware used to store files or information They are currently getting cheaper and larger The size varies by the model of computer
The hard drive (or hard disk) is the primary storage area (the C: drive, for instance) of a computer
A disk drive that reads data stored on hard disks. Also called hard disk drive. the part of a computer where information and programs are stored, consisting of hard disks and the electronic equipment that reads what is stored on them
computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it