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Yes. In fact, it can only access data sequentially. Because tape is very inexpensive and will hold data fairly well for a long time, it's still in use even today, but memory access in sequence, not random, is much much slower. It's like having one-hundred 3x5 cards that you have information written on. Sequential memory is like having the hundred cards all stacked together and you can only access them by flipping through one at a time in order until you get to the card you want. Random memory is like having all the cards spread out on a big table so you can just go straight to the ones you want.
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What is rigid magnetic storage medium?
Hard Disk
What is magnetic tape used for?
It is a data storage medium
What is a large capacity magnetic storage medium?
A hard drive.
Is a hard disk is a type of magnetic storage device?
A hard disk drive is a type of magnetic storage device. A magnetic storage device stores data on a magnetized medium. Other types of magnetic storage includes magnetic recording tapes and the stripes on credit cards.
What is magnetic data storage?
A magnetic storage device is a device that uses a magnetic head to read and write data to and from a magnetizable medium. The medium can be as basic as a plastic tape that is coated with fine particles of a metal, such as is found in audio recording and tape storage devices.
For what storage medium are phase change alloy used?
For what storage medium are phase change alloys used?
What measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium?
access time
Use of direct view storage tube?
A direct view storage tube is used to display an image for a period of time after it was illuminated. They are used as a computer-display medium and have a high resolution.
Compare and contrast sequential access storage vs direct access storage?
The terms direct access and random access describe the same concept. They mean that an element of data or instructions (such as a byte or word) can be directly stored and retrieved by selecting and using any of the locations on the storage media. They also mean that each storage position (1) has a unique address and (2) can be individually accessed in about the same length of time without having to search through other storage positions. For example, each memory cell on a microelectronic semiconductor RAM chip can be individually sensed or changed in the same length of time. Also, any data record stored on a magnetic or optical disk can be accessed directly in about the same period Sequential access storage media such as magnetic tape do not have unique storage addresses that can be directly addressed. Instead, data must be stored and retrieved using a sequential or serial process. Data are recorded one after another in a predetermined sequence (e.g., numeric order) on a storage medium. Locating an individual item of data requires searching the recorded data on the tape until the desired item is located. (Tha answer was got from Managment Information System book, written by James O'brien and George Marakas)
IS CD a random access storage device?
No.Another AnswerYes it is a Random Access storage device. You can tell this, because the last byte written on it's surface can be accessed without reading all the data bytes on the disk written before it. The drive can go directly to the last byte and read it off the surface. A tape (optical or magnetic) storage medium is Sequential, but an optical disk (CD/DVD) is Random.
Which two storage devices use a magnetic medium for storing data?
Tape drive and hard disk drive
What storage medium is stored as Light reflecting from pits and lands?
Optical Storage Medium
