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.
Part of the Peripherals glossary: A hard copy (or hardcopy) is a printed copy of information from a computer. Sometimes referred to as a printout , a hard copy is so-called because it exists as a physical object.