Another use of the
versatile word head.
A head is an electromagnetic device that can be used to read, write, or erase data on magnetic media. There are three generic types:
Bits Per Tracks Per Areal
Head Type Inch Inch Density
Monolithic 8000 900 106
Composite 12000 2000 108
Thin-Film 25000 3000 109
Heads can be found on many
devices, such as
tape drives,
hard drives and
floppy disk drives.