Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Disk Drive

What is the most common type of disk drive?

• Hard drive

• Optical drives

• Floppy drives

• Removable storage devices

How do hard drives and removable disk drives read data from a disk?

• Using a high-powered laser

• Using a drive head

• Using a magnetic head

• Using a laser

What type of head do optical drives use to read data from a disk?

• Laser

• Drive head

• High-powered laser

• Magnetic head

Why are removable disk drives less commonly used now?

• They are more expensive

• There is little need due to large hard drive capacities

• They are more reliable

• They have slower read/write speeds

What is the most common type of disk drive used today?

• Floppy drives

• CD drives

• Removable storage devices

• External hard drives

What component is used to read data from a disk in all types of disk drives?

• Magnetic head

• High-powered laser

• Drive head

• Laser

Why have CD and DVD drives become less common?

• They are cheaper

• Software, movies, and music can now be downloaded from the Internet

• They are more reliable

• They have faster read/write speeds

What type of media do optical drives read?

• CDs and DVDs

• Floppy disks

• Removable storage devices

• External hard drives

What type of head do hard drives and removable disk drives use to read data?

• High-powered laser

• Drive head

• Magnetic head

• Laser

What is the purpose of a disk drive?

• To write data only

• To store data in the cloud

• To read data only

• To read and/or write data to a disk