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human
What is the purpose of utilizing screws with a Phillips' head, flathead, Allen, hex, and so on rather than simply having one widespread screw compose?
gpt
There are a lot of factors here.   Slotted screws are easy to damage if the screwdriver slips or doesn’t fit perfectly.  

Phillips head screws were designed to limit how much torque is applied by “camming out” in the factories before power tools were torque limited. 


Now that power drivers are designed with torque limiting clutches the emphasis is on securely fitting the driver without slipping off.  

Everything in engineering is a trade off and screw heads are a perfect example.