The type of storage that uses rigid metallic platters stacked one on top of another is known as a Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Here are the steps that explain how it works:

1. The hard drive is an enclosed unit that houses the metallic platters, which are coated with a magnetic material.

2. These platters are rotated at high speeds by a motor within the hard drive.

3. A read/write head on an arm accesses the data while the platters are spinning in a hard disk drive.

4. The read/write head doesn't touch the platters but hovers just above them. When data is to be read or written, the platters spin to the correct position under the read/write head.

5. The read/write head then either reads the magnetic state of the tiny, magnetized sectors on the platter (reading data) or changes the magnetic state of these sectors (writing data).

6. The data is then passed to the computer's processor for use or storage, or written to the platter for storage.

7. The speed at which the platters spin (measured in revolutions per minute or RPM) is one of the main factors that determines how fast a hard drive can read or write data.

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The type of storage that uses rigid metallic platters stacked one on top of another is known as a Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Here are the steps that explain how it works:

1. The hard drive is an enclosed unit that houses the metallic platters, which are coated with a magnetic material.

2. These platters are rotated at high speeds by a motor within the hard drive.

3. A read/write head on an arm accesses the data while the platters are spinning in a hard disk drive.

4. The read/write head doesn't touch the platters but hovers just above them. When data is to be read or written, the platters spin to the correct position under the read/write head.

5. The read/write head then either reads the magnetic state of the tiny, magnetized sectors on the platter (reading data) or changes the magnetic state of these sectors (writing data).

6. The data is then passed to the computer's processor for use or storage, or written to the platter for storage.

7. The speed at which the platters spin (measured in revolutions per minute or RPM) is one of the main factors that determines how fast a hard drive can read or write data.

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