Subject
Computer Science
Topic
Computer Fundamental
Which event can physically damage platter surfaces if the HDD head makes unwanted contact?
Which event can physically damage platter surfaces if the HDD head makes unwanted contact?
a)
Branch mispredictionb)
Head crashc)
Cache hitd)
Page faultExplanation
A head crash occurs when a read/write head contacts the platter surface and may damage stored data.Related questions
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