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If a floppy drive is divided into tracks which are divided into sectors How large is each sector?
512 bytes of data
A floppy drive is divided into tow tracks which are divided into sectors How large is each sector?
about 512 bytes but when you format a disk you can change the size of each sector
How large is each sector on a hard drive?
A sector has a fixed size; it will always be 512 bytes. A cluster can be as small as one sector, and can be as big as it needs to be.
How do you calculate the capacity of a floppy disk?
To calculate the capacity of a floppy disk, you need to know its specifications, including the number of sectors, the size of each sector, and the number of tracks. The formula is: Capacity = Number of Tracks × Number of Sectors per Track × Size of Each Sector. For example, a standard 3.5-inch floppy disk typically has 80 tracks, 18 sectors per track, and a sector size of 512 bytes, resulting in a capacity of approximately 1.44 MB.
Who made virus?
The first virus was made in Chauburji, Lahore, Pakistan, 1986Two programmers named Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, .replace the executable code in the boot sector of a floppy disk with their own code designed to infect each 360kb floppy accessed on any drive. Infected floppies had " Brain" for a volume label.
On a floppy disk drive how many bits are used for each entry in the FAT?
12 Bits
Do you need to format a disk each time you use it?
No. Floppy drisks do not need any formatting at all. Just pop it into the floppy drive and that's all you need to do.
What is a formatted floppy?
A floppy disk where everything on it has been removed / deleted, to clean it up for new stuff. In order to format a floppy, you need to write blank tracks onto it, each containing the necessary sectors, sector headers, and inter-sector and intra-sector gaps. This is done using a special command of the floppy controller which writes a full track at a time. You then need to write data to the floppy to provide the logical file system. In the FAT 12 file system, that consists of the boot record, the file allocation table, and the root directory. If you intend to boot from the floppy, then you need to write the rest of the boot record, and the required operating system files, usually IBMBIO.SYS, IBMDOS.SYS, and COMMAND.COM. If the floppy has been previously formatted, it is possible to skip the physical format part where you write the tracks - just rewrite the file allocation table and the root directory, and the system files if needed, and you will delete all of the files and directories on the floppy. Often, however, it is better to do the complete format, particularly if you are using the floppy in a different drive.
Which drive letter will the floppy drive have if installed in the middle connector?
So long as the floppy drive is set to cable select mode it will come up as B:\. Otherwise it will be be primary (A:\) or secondary (B:\) depending on jumper settings on the reverse of the drive. Make sure if fitting 2 floppy drives you have them set on different jumpers to each other or both are set to cable select mode or neither drive will work.
Floppy drive is divided into tracks which are divided?
Floppy disks are divided into concentric circles known as tracks, which are further divided into sectors. Each sector typically holds a fixed amount of data, usually 512 bytes. The organization of tracks and sectors allows the disk drive to efficiently read and write data by locating specific areas on the disk surface. This structure is fundamental to the disk's ability to store and retrieve information systematically.
How many sectors are on a 1.44 floppy disk?
A standard 1.44 MB floppy disk has 80 tracks per side, with each track containing 18 sectors. This results in a total of 1,440 sectors per disk (80 tracks x 18 sectors per track). Each sector typically holds 512 bytes of data.
You have got a computer problem When you start up it says primary disket 1 failure and cover was recently removed What shall you do?
Your system is having problems reading from either the floppy drive or a hard drive. Primary Diskette would be a floppy. If this is the problem then check whether or not there is a floppy in the drive. If not then check the cabling inside the case for disconnected connections. Primary Hard Disk would he a hard drive. Check the connections to the hard drives, and the master/slave/cable select settings on each of the hard drives.
