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HARD CARD [1 record]

Record 1 2004-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

An expansion card containing a hard disk drive.

OBS

The hard card fits into an expansion slot instead of a disk drive bay. Hard cards are easy to install and often faster than conventional disk drives, but may have less storage capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)
CONT

Les disques durs sont généralement inamovibles, comme le disque fixe qui est monté en permanence sur l'unité de disque (celle-ci étant souvent appelée disque dur). Toutefois, il existe certains modèles amovibles qui peuvent être déplacés d'un ordinateur à l'autre et des cartes disques durs qui s'installent dans un connecteur d'extension du micro-ordinateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

En una computadora (ordenador) personal, es una tarjeta de expansión que contiene una unidad de disco y que puede instalarse en una ranura de expansión.

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