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Physical components of a disk drive:
Some of the components of rigid disk drive are as follows:
- Disk platters
- Actuator arm
- Spindle
- Read/ write head
Disk platters:
- Fixed disks have a control circuitry and some glass or metal disks called platters. It is bonded with a thin film of magnetizable material. The disk platters are stacked on a spindle that is turned on using a motor.
- The disk platter contains various concentric circles called as tracks. Mostly each and every track on the system contains the same number of sectors.
Actuator arm:
- The read/ write head are usually mounted on a rotating arm named as actuator arm.
- The axis of each actuator arm is enclosed by a coil which is induced with magnetic field...
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