Hard Disk Drives

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf data storage device
gptkbp:advantage higher power consumption
noisy operation
large capacity
slower than SSD
low cost per GB
mechanical failure risk
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs HDD
gptkbp:canBe external
internal
degaussing
gptkbp:canBeFormatted yes
gptkbp:canBePartitioned yes
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Solid_State_Drives
Flash drives
gptkbp:contains read-write heads
rotating platters
gptkbp:destroyedBy physical shredding
gptkbp:encryption yes
gptkbp:formFactor 2.5 inch
3.5 inch
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hard Disk Drives
gptkbp:interface gptkb:SAS
gptkb:SATA
gptkb:SCSI
gptkb:PATA
gptkbp:introducedIn 1956
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Western_Digital
gptkb:Hitachi
gptkb:Seagate
gptkb:Toshiba
gptkbp:measures rotational speed
data transfer rate
storage capacity
gptkbp:numberOfLocations digital data
gptkbp:primaryUse computer storage
gptkbp:requires gptkb:battery
data cable
gptkbp:subject data loss
data fragmentation
head crash
mechanical wear
gptkbp:usedFor archival storage
backup
media storage
operating system storage
gptkbp:usedIn data centers
laptops
servers
desktops
gptkbp:uses magnetic storage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boot_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6