At the last census in 2010, Phoenix had a population of 1.445 million. In 2013, this population is now estimated at 1.6 million in the city proper, which pushed it to the 5th most populous city in the US from 6th. During 2012, Phoenix increased its population by 1.7%. It's believed sometime in 2013, Phoenix passed Philadelphia in population. The Phoenix metropolitan area, meanwhile, is believed to have surpassed 4.3 million sometime in 2012, and it's now the 13th largest metropolitan area in the country. In 2010, the Phoenix area was 13th with a metro population of 4.19 million.
A hard disk drive (HDD), hard disk, hard drive or fixed disk is a data storage device that uses magnetic storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or more rigid rapidly rotating disks coated with magnetic material.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. A hard disk is a type of hard drive; it is the type of hard drive that involves magnetic platters and spinning parts. There are other types of hard drives, namely Solid State Drives (SSDs). These use flash memory, and, true to their name, have no moving parts. hard disk drive is the motor and controller of the hard disk, which is the set of platters and spindle. Various users will use these terms in different or identical ways. T â¦ echnically the disk is just the aluminium or glass disk that is coated with a magnetic surface.