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Why can a random access storage device access informaion faster than a sequential storage device?
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What is most papular sequential access storage device?
magnetic tape
What are the examples of direct and sequential accessed storage device?
optical
Serial access secondary storage device?
name one access secondary device?
What is sequential device?
a sequential access is when one have to go though all the data to retrieve the data wanted therefore it is time consuming
Is hard disk random access memory or sequantial access memory?
A hard disk is a Sequential Access Memory device or SAM
What is DASD?
Direct access storage device
IS CD a random access storage device?
No.Another AnswerYes it is a Random Access storage device. You can tell this, because the last byte written on it's surface can be accessed without reading all the data bytes on the disk written before it. The drive can go directly to the last byte and read it off the surface. A tape (optical or magnetic) storage medium is Sequential, but an optical disk (CD/DVD) is Random.
Flip Flop is a Logical or sequential device?
Flip Flop is a logical device or sequential device?
Types of storage device?
Summary of secondary storage media. Floppy disk, direct access and removeable.Use Slow Sequential Access Hard disk, high capacity and fastest direct access. Use Store Programs and Data CD-ROM High capacity and removable direct access. Use Entertainment Software, Reference Material Magnetic Tape, High capacity and inexpensive.Use Back-up Programs and Data.
What is the act of reading data from or writing data to a storage device?
access
When referring to storage device's what are the two types of access?
Go on wikipedia
What measures the amount of time it takes a storage device to locate an item on a storage medium?
access time
