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.
The hard disk drive is the main, and usually largest, data storage hardware device in a computer. The operating system, software titles, and most other files are stored in the hard disk drive. The hard drive is sometimes referred to as the C drive due to the fact that Microsoft Windows designates the C drive letter to the primary partition on the primary hard drive in a computer by default. While this is not a technically correct term to use, it is still common. 1  For example, some computers have multiple drive letters (e.g. C, D, E) representing areas across one or more hard drives. 2  These settings vary from drive to drive, so check with your hard drive manufacturer for details.