I'm a programmer, hardware guy..... what not... but I'm confused!
What does 'HDD' stand for?
1. Hard Disk Drive (I knew this)
2. High Density Disk (I read it in a 'Quiz Book')
2006-11-09 02:14:43 · 10 answers · asked by HellBoy 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Thanks a lot people! lol i nevr though about checking on wikipedia! Thanks anyways! First come first server so the first ans is the best....
2006-11-09 02:22:53 · update #1
The answer is "yes". It has been used for both. But as high density floppy disk are becoming a thinkg of the past, it is more often used to refer to the hard drive today. Must be an older quiz book if it has high density disk listed.
2006-11-09 02:26:55 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi there :)
HDD does stand for hard disc drive (see website below), but a high density disk is defined as being "capable of holding more data than a double-density disk. High-density 5¼-inch disks for PCs can hold 1.2MB (megabytes) of data. High-density 3½-inch disks can store 1.44MB" (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/H/high_density_disk.html)
So the HDD is the hard disk drive, which you knew, but a high density disk hold more data than an average disk.
Hope this answers your question :)
2006-11-09 02:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by Mag:) 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HDD is now commonly refered to the hard disk drive but used to but used to refer to 3and a half inch floppies for having the high density format
2006-11-09 02:18:17 · answer #3 · answered by commandar32 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard Disk Drive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDD
2006-11-09 02:16:00 · answer #4 · answered by Wolf 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard Disk Drive more commonly shortened to Hard Drive.
2006-11-09 02:18:05 · answer #5 · answered by Fremen 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For Point 1 check the below link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk
For Point2..
http://www.answers.com/topic/high-density-disk
hope you'll satisfy...
2006-11-09 02:31:18 · answer #6 · answered by sreeDHAR 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is Hard Disc Drive.
2006-11-09 02:16:27 · answer #7 · answered by Mr D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hollywood Double D's :P
2006-11-09 02:18:16 · answer #8 · answered by guruji9x 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you know the answer why ask the question?
2006-11-09 02:17:24 · answer #9 · answered by Lawana C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know.maybe its Hard D*** Dude! not sure.
2006-11-09 02:23:16 · answer #10 · answered by shudBmee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋