Disadvantages of a hard disk

Answer 1

There are many disadvantages of magnetic tape.

1. Mag tape is in physical contact with the recording heads, causing friction and wear.

2. Magnetic tape is an analog medium, even when digital data is being stored.

3. Tape can stretch or break, or lose its magnetic data due to age, heat or the Earth's magnetic field.

Answer 2

If they work similar to how floppies and hard drives work, they can be easily wiped out by strong magnetic fields. These magnetic fields can be created by magnets and electromagnets so it is best to keep them away from equipment that emits such fields or else there goes the data.

Answer 3

A disadvantage of a hard disk drive is that it takes up alot of space and could be heavy

Answer 4

- Occupies large space

- Can get stucked in tape reader

- Loses information stored in it over time

- Not suitable to be digital data storage

Answer 5

Pros: Cheap, Hold lot of space

Cons: Need constant power, overheating, slow, relatively large

Answer 6

There are no disadvantages really. Only that they use a large sum of power and can cause noise.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

It can store huge amount of data

It store non -volatile data that means if the switch off computer then data will not erased ..

It stores permanent data