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The main secondary storage device of a PC a small case that contains magnetic coated platters that rotate at high speeds?
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∙ 11y ago
I just got this exact same question for homework in my CS course today, what a surprise. A floppy disk, magnetic coated and rotates.
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Are magnetic disk and optical disk secondary storage devices?
Yes both are secondary storage devices. Primary storage devices include RAM & ROM. Secondary storage devices include magnetic disks like hard disks and cds(optical disks)
Storage device contains one or more inflexible circular platters?
That's a hard disk.
Which storage device use magnetic film or aluminum platters for storing data?
Hard Disk Drive, Floppy Drive
What is a magnetic tape?
A magnetic tape is a secondary storage media used to access data in a sequential way
What is the overall trend in secondary storage device?
The overall trend in secondary storage device is the migration from rotating magnetic discs to solid state storage. Solid state drives (SSD's) are however considerably more costly than older types of storage.
What is a storage device that contains one or more inflexible circular platters?
it is the hard disk
What type of storage drive contains spinning platters?
A hard disk drive consists of one or more thin disks that spin at high speed (1200 to 15000 rpm) while magnetic heads read data from them, hovering extremely close to them without making contact.
What is the overall trends in secondary storage?
The overall trend in secondary storage device is the migration from rotating magnetic discs to solid state storage. Solid state drives (SSD's) are however considerably more costly than older types of storage.
What is a track in secondary storage device of computer?
track mean a path in secondary storage, storage contains traks in circles and in every track there is sectors means tracks are dividing in different chunks of sectors
What are advantages and disadvantages of a hard disk drive?
Hard disk drives are a highly popular medium of computer storage because of their enormous capacity compared to other media. As a disadvantage, they are more costly and, depending on the type, have a limited lifetime.
What is the maximum storage on the magnetic media?
Magnetic storage optical storage solid-state storage storage capacity
What are types of secondary memory?
two
