Hard disk is a non-volatile storage device that stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating rigid platters with magnetic surfaces.
Modern Hard disk s prevent power interruptions or other malfunctions from landing its heads in the data zone by parking the heads either in a landing zone or by unloading the heads. The landing zone is an area of the platter usually near its inner diameter (ID), where no data are stored.
Usually, in a network of computers, a network hard drives is used.
What is network hard drive?
The network hard drive is a device which is used for storing information and data as part of a network. Advantage of using the network hard drive is, as business grows the need for more space on the server grows higher and higher. By using network hard drive you might be able to get the extra space without any extra cost and maintenance.