Explanation:
Platters in a hard disk rotate at a constant speed (e.g., 7200 RPM). They are made of aluminum/glass with magnetic coating, not silicon, and are used in HDDs, not SSDs.
Explanation:
Bits and bytes with SI prefixes (kilo, mega, giga) are all valid units. However, in computing, binary multiples are more common for memory capacities.
What structural issue happens when data files are written, deleted, and modified repeatedly, causing a mechanical hard drive's storage space to become scattered across non-contiguous areas?
Explanation:
Fragmentation occurs when files are broken up and saved in scattered, non-contiguous clusters across a mechanical disk, forcing the drive heads to move more and slowing access times.
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