The disc is a thin plastic base material coated with iron oxide. This oxide is a ferromagnetic material, meaning that if you expose it to a magnetic field it is permanently magnetized by the field.
what is a floppy disc
A Floppy disc is a input device.
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.
A floppy disc
Yes.
you can format
Yes, it takes longer to load from a floppy disk.
Given that you have a floppy disc drive then yes you can.
Although they're not used any more - that would be a floppy-disc
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
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!!
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