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On a floppy disk how many bits are used for each entry in the FAT?
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∙ 15y ago
12 bits. Thus the reason the file allocation table is called FAT12.
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∙ 14y agoThe width of each entry in the FAT is 12 bits.
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How many bits are used for each entry in the fat for a floppy disk?
The width of each entry in the FAT is 12 bits.
On a floppy disk drive how many bits are used for each entry in the FAT?
12 Bits
On a floppy 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.
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
What can a floppy disc do?
how does floppy disk funtion? Storing data in range of 70 KB - 2880 KBA floppy disc contains a single disc of film. This film contains a track of bits, rather like a record, which can be flipped by magantism. When the disk is inserted into the disk drive the shutter is opened and the read heads move into place at the centre of the disk. The film disc is locked into the spindle and the film disc is spun at a constant speed. The read heads then read the desired area of the disc, and gradually move from the centre outwards, just like on a record player. The read heads are held a microscopic distance from the film and read the magnetic state of each bit as they pass the head, which is turned into data. When a floppy disk is being written to, the read heads cause the magnetic bits to "flip" as necessary.
How can you make Santa Christmas Nightmare fit on a floppy?
At 2.3 MB, there is simply no way to make the Santa Xmas Nightmare game fit onto a 1.44 MB floppy disk as a single file. Using some archiving software, you may be able to split the file into two parts, put each part onto a floppy disk, transfer it to another computer, and reassemble it.
How do you make 10 copies on a floppy disk?
Provided the file is less than 147 kb you will need to re-name each copy as you transfer to floppy from 1 to 10 i.e. My Photo1.jpg, My photo2.jpg, .etc
What is hard sector and soft sector in floppy disk?
A hard-sectored floppy disk (5.25") has timing holes (typically ten) drilled through the disk at evenly-spaced intervals around the disk at the same radius as the index hole (which is one hole drilled between two of the timing holes). The timing holes indicate to the disk reader / writer / controller where the sectored are located on the floppy disk. A soft-sectored floppy disk has a single index hole and no timing doles drilled in it. The spacing of the sectors is determined by set time intervals from the passage of the index hole as it rotates. For example if there are ten sectors each would be spaced at 1/10 of the time it takes the disk to rotate. The controller for a soft-sectored disk drive must be able to control speed and measure time more carefully than a hard-sectored disk drive. A soft-sectored disk can't be read or written by a hard-sectored disk drive (and vice versa) unless the disk controller has been written to deal with the different number of holes.
How many characters can an average floppy disk hold?
A standard floppy disk (those still found today) is 1.44MB in size. There's 1024 kilobytes in a megabyte, and 1024 bytes in a kilobyte. If the size was exact usable space, it would be 1.44 * 1024 * 1024, which is 1509949 bytes. Since it's not the usable size, the USABLE size of a floppy is 1440 * 1024, or 1474560 bytes. Each ASCII character is one byte, so a floppy can hold many characters.
Who invented the floppy disk?
The Imperial University in Tokyo by Doctor Yoshiro NakamatsRead more: Who_invented_the_floppy_disk
You need to insert a hard disk each time you use a computer?
I assume you mean floppy disk. Hard disks (hard-drives) are designed to be connected and not usually removable without opening the case.if you are referring to a Zip drives' hard-disk then no - not usually - unless it is required by an application or as a security measure.
