Computers use many different types of mediums for the storage of data. Some examples are CDs, Hard drives, RAM and ROM. Each type of medium has a different purpose. For example, RAM is used to hold the programs and functions that the CPU most often utilizes, but RAM can only be used for short-term storage. In this essay I will discuss the parts of a hard drive, how a hard drive stores data, the different …showed first 75 words of 900 total…

…showed last 75 words of 900 total…the slave everything that goes onto the master hard drive is also copied onto the slave hard drive. To summarize, a hard drive may seem like a simple device but when looked at in detail, one can see how complex it truly is. The hard drive of a computer is almost as important as the central processing unit itself. The hard drive is an ever-changing device and will be around for many years to come.