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How a Hard Drive Works

Have you ever wondered how the storage system inside your computer works? Well, this tutorial illustrates how a hard drive is constructed and how it actually works internally. It also demonstrates how a read/write head floating over a magnetically coated platter can result in binary data being sent to the computer.

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Science and Technology / Information Technology / IT Infrastructure / Hardware

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Material Type:: Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 10, 2001
Date Modified in MERLOT:: November 18, 2020
Author:: Michael Davidson, Florida State University
Submitter:: John Walkup
Primary Audience:: High School
Technical Format:: Website, Java Applet

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: No

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Barbara Myers (Faculty)

13 years ago

This simulation could be used in a number of classes. It could help students in their first computer class understand how a hard drive works. It could also be used in hardware classes.

John Witkowski (Administrator)

15 years ago

I was looking for tutorials to give my students an idea of how the inside of a computer works. This one shows gives an explanation of how a hard drive works and shows students a graphic to illustrate the point.

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I had no trouble using this material.

Used in course? Yes

Mark Moran (Faculty)

19 years ago

I used this java object in a computer hardware class and found it to be a good
demonstation of how a hard drive works.

Technical Remarks:

Java object works with no errors

Used in course? Yes