Which part of a hard drive is responsible for moving the arm back and forth?
A) Spindle
B) Platter
C) Actuator
D) Head
E) The arm is actually stationary and the entire world moves back and forth around it
The answer: C) Actuator
The actuator contains very strong magnets that can accurately move the hard drive arm to the correct location on the platters.
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