Definition: ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment)


A disk drive interface standard for IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics). A standard for storage devices that lets them be treated as if they were hard drives on the system. Any ATA compatible media can be read by any ATA device.




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Track

(Disk) Concentric circles where the data is stored, divided into sectors. (Tape) The tracks of the tape prepared for storage of data, divided into blocks.

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