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The tracks on a floppy disk are arranged in concentric circles from the center outwards. The read-write heads can therefore jump from track 1 to say 10 without moving through the tracks in between.
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What is obsolete computer equipment?
An example of an obsolete computer part is the Floppy Drive/ Floppy Disk.
When was the floppy disk intoduced?
The original floppy was an 8 inch, single sided disk first developed in the late 1960's as a result of research efforts by IBM. The first floppy disk drive systems became commercially available in 1971. They cost more than a new PC costs today.The floppy disk was introduced in the 1970's, and it revolutionized data storage in the PC. It ran strongly for some time, but faded in the 1990's. It is rare to see a working machine being used in this day and age with a floppy drive in it. Wikipedia has more information, and you'll find a link to their post just down the page below this answer.1971According to wikipedia; IBM introduced 8-inch floppy disk (read-only) in 1971...
Should you keep computer files?
I don't. I use either a floppy or a disk.
Is a diskette a software or hardware?
A "diskette" or "floppy disk" is neither as they are removable magnetic storage media. However, if you refer to the drives that read from them or write to them, then those drives are considered hardware.
What is the L drive on a computer?
The "A:" drive is the first floppy disk drive.
What are floppy disks divided into?
Floppy disk has tracks and sectors.
Tracks and sectors in floppy disk?
80
How many tracks are on a high density floppy disk?
There are no tracks on it until you put tracks on it.
How many tracks are numbered on a floppy disk?
800,674,787.398,768,34.857,453.738.9
A hard drive or floppy disk is composed of tracks which are concentric circles on the disk surface?
true
Data on a floppy disk is recorded in rings called?
tracks ~BGHS~
What is a table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files?
FAT
Data is written to the tracks of a floppy disk as bits?
True Chicago Bully Strikes again
What is floppy disk slot?
a floppy disk slot is what you put the floppy disk in on a CPU
does a floppy disk hold information?
A floppy disk DRIVE can read, erase and save information on a floppy disk. The disk can't do it by himself.
Does a floppy disk rotate faster than a hard disk?
no the floppy disk rotate slower its because hard disk rotate faster then floppy disk
What is floppy disk management?
It's higher than Floppy Disk Associate, but not quite Floppy Disk Board of Directors.
