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A CD-ROM ( Compact Disc- Read Only Memory ) is an Optical Type of Device. The reason of it being optical lies in the fact that its read/write head is optical in nature ( It uses a red colored light).
Elijah Koch
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∙ 7y agoA floppy disk is a storage device, kind of like a modern day USB drive, but much older. :)
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∙ 11y agoIt is an I/O (input and output) device and is also classified as a storage device.
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∙ 11y agoIt is an Input/Output (I/O) device. The media is considered random access permanent storage. Unrefreshed magnetic media will last approximately 20 years.
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Is a floppy disk 3.5 inch portable or fixed?
Floppy disk may be of any type is always portable, however the floppy disk "drives" are fixed.
What type of disk was first developed as permanent data storage?
floppy disk
What is afloppy disk?
A floppy disk is an old type of removable, computer memory storage.
What type of viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive?
Boot sector virus
What type of disks are made of either flexible or rigid plastic material?
Floppy disk.
What type of device is a 3.5 inch floppy drive?
A user loadable disk drive.
What is the most common type of computer storage?
The most common type of computer file storage is Hard Disk , it is in built with computer . External Storage is Like CD , DVD , Pen Drive , Floppy Drive .
What type of drives record data on removable floppy disks?
Not sure what you're looking for here. We always just called them 'floppy disk drives.'
Can you insert floppy diskette into the disk drive?
-no because the inner dick will not be able to spin up to speed for the disk to read it -the best way is to find an older computer and convert all the files from the floppy disks to a normal CD-rom type disk
How many megabytes has a floppy disk?
The capacity of a disk depends on its type. You're probably thinking about a standard 3½" floppy disk. It holds 1440*1024 bytes, which equals 1474560 bytes. For other capacities, look below
Can you reformat a floppy disk in Windows 98?
You can open "My Computer", right-click on the floppy, and select "Format". Or, open up a command window and type FORMAT A:
Why do Microsoft Works files get corrupted on floppy disk and how can you retrieve the file?
A file can be corrupted on a floppy disk any number of ways. Some of the more common ones are whenever you put the floppy disk near a magnet or some other source of ionized metal, if you try and pull the floppy disk out of the tray before the computer is done reading or writing it, or even if you somehow expose the inner part of the floppy disk to any type of electronic device (because of the electromagnetic waves that the electronic device gives off). As to how to retrieve the corrupted file, I don't know of any way to retrieve it.
