Why do comp. have hard drives?
2006-09-02 08:47:36 · 14 answers · asked by star55 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Storing Data
2006-09-02 08:49:09 · answer #1 · answered by massimi2 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard drives permanently store information, they are not like brains at all.
Comparing computer internals to people:
* Hard Drives - are like writing notes to yourself information around till you throw it out. Also could be long term memory, but not as fast for retrieval.
* Floppy, Memory stick - also writing notes for long term
* Memory - Your short term memory where you get to think about things.
* CPU - How fast you think about things
* Keyboard, mouse, etc. - See, hear, taste, feel (info in)
* Monitor, Printer - speaking, writing, (information out)
* Virus - virus
* Phishing - getting drunk and telling people your ATM #
* Email - telephone call to someone
So if your computer is slow, it is because it takes longer to think about things. Get more memory first, then faster processor. No matter how fast your processor is, it won't compensate for lack of memory.
Anything else?
2006-09-02 09:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by MikeQuestions 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best analogy is:
If you create a text document, that file and the info it contains, lives in the Random access memory ie RAM.
When you save that text file, it cant stay in RAM, so it needs a permanent home, and it gets saved to the harddrive, and leaves RAM.
Opening the file again takes a copy of the file, from the harddrive, and loads that copy into RAM so you can edit it.
2006-09-02 09:00:18 · answer #3 · answered by Pauly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So computers have a local, reliable, stable, quickly accessible location to store the OS, programs and other data.
2006-09-02 08:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i see all the good answers ..I'm not gonna put the answer since its there but this Q A is great ..Buying a PC was the best money i ever spent , threes not a day that goes by i dint learn something .
2006-09-02 09:31:15 · answer #5 · answered by chris c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you'r computer did not have the hard drive, You might not be able to run your computer. it might just be draging. If you have information, that you don not use, get rid of it!!
2006-09-02 08:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To store information.
2006-09-02 08:49:31 · answer #7 · answered by J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in the near future the monitor will be whole computer and you will actually your grandson will use it through mind or through personal aura-strikes.
2006-09-02 09:44:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just to store software and data.
but sooner or later- this will be available on the net- and it will be not so neccessary.
2006-09-02 08:56:01 · answer #9 · answered by eli a 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why can humans remember things?
2006-09-02 10:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋