5. Approximately how heavy was the first 1GB hard drive? a. 8 pounds (3.6 kg) c. 64 pounds (29 kg) b. 100 pounds (45.3 kg) d. 188 pounds (85 kg)
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5. Approximately how heavy was the first 1GB hard drive? a. 8 pounds (3.6 kg) c. 64 pounds (29 kg) b. 100 pounds (45.3 kg) d. 188 pounds (85 kg)
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In 1953, IBM recognized the immediate application for what it termed a "Random Access File" having high capacity and rapid random access at a relatively low cost.[1] After considering technologies such as wire matrices, rod arrays, drums, drum arrays, etc.,[1] the engineers at IBM's San Jose California laboratory invented the hard disk drive.[2] The disk drive created a new level in the computer data hierarchy, then termed Random Access Storage but today known as secondary storage, less expensive and slower than main memory (then typically drums and later core memory) but faster and more expensive than tape drives.[3]
The commercial usage of hard disk drives (HDD) began in 1957, with the shipment of a production IBM 305 RAMAC system including IBM Model 350 disk storage.[4] US Patent 3,503,060 issued March 24, 1970, and arising from the IBM RAMAC program is generally considered to be the fundamental patent for disk drives.[5]
Each generation of disk drives replaced larger, more sensitive and more cumbersome devices. The earliest drives were usable only in the protected environment of a data center. Later generations progressively reached factories, offices and homes, eventually becoming ubiquitous.