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Low capacity; only 1.4 MB.
Slow data transfer speed
Can not use long time,
ie. they become corrupt unexpectedly.
Most new computers do not have a floppy drive.
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What is a floppy dics?
what is a floppy disc
Is a floppy disc an input or output device?
A Floppy disc is a input device.
When were floppy drives first invented?
The floppy disc drive was invented at IBM in 1967. It used 8" floppy discs. The first floppy disc drive in an IBM personal computer appeared in 1981. By this time the original 8" floppy disc had been replace by a 5.25" disc.
Which disc holds only 1.44 megabytes?
A floppy disc
Is a floppy disc a file?
Yes.
How do you clear a floppy disc?
you can format
Can a computer read info faster from a hard disc than it can a floppy disc?
Yes, it takes longer to load from a floppy disk.
You have floppy disks can you rewrite or recopy on them?
Given that you have a floppy disc drive then yes you can.
What portable diskette holds 1.4MB of data?
Although they're not used any more - that would be a floppy-disc
Copy old floppy discs to cd?
to do this you must first save what ever is on the floppy disc onto your computer or laptop and then transfer the file from the floppy on to an empty CD disc and then it is done
What is the advantage of a floppy disc?
The advantage of a floppy disc is to save and keep your information safe and when your computer shuts down your information will be safe and not gone!!
Which company created the floppy disc?
IBM
