Skip to Main Content
Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 2nd Edition
book

Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 2nd Edition

by Dee McGonigle, Kathleen Mastrian
August 2011
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
664 pages
31h 24m
English
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Content preview from Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge, 2nd Edition
The Computer as a Tool for Managing Information and Generating Knowledge | 39
The computer writes binary data to the hard drive by magnetizing small
areas of its surface. Each drive head is connected to an actuator that moves along
the disk to hover over any point on the disk surface as it spins. The parts of the
hard disk are encased in a sealed unit. The hard drive is managed by a disk con-
troller, which is a circuit board that controls the motor and actuator arm assem-
bly. The hard drive produces the voltage waveform that contacts the heads to
write and read data, and handles communications with the motherboard. The
hard drive is usually located ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Intelligence Science

Intelligence Science

Zhongzhi Shi
Smart Manufacturing

Smart Manufacturing

Anthony Tarantino

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780763792367