Question

Hard drives use a __________ storage medium, and they are known as conventional drives to differentiate them from newer solid-state storage media.

Answer 1

Magnetic

Step-by-step explanation:

Hard drive, is an electro-mechanical data storage device that stores and retrieves digital data using magnetic storage with one or more rigid rapidly rotating platters coated with magnetic material.

When compare to Solid-State Media or storage they are Hard drives are slower to retrieve data from them.