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What is the oldest form of computer data storage?
Floppy discs :-P
What are types of secondary memory?
two
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 importance of secondary storage?
Secondary storage can be used to restore a backup of your files if you have to format. You can use it if you run out of room on your main hard drive. If it is external secondary storage you can also bring it with you if you need to access files at work or somewhere else. Commonly used types of secondary storage are the USB drive and Floppy Disk, as referred to in the joke 'Can you turn my floppy disk into a hard drive?' which is impossible!
What is removable hard disk?
A removable storage device is any storage device that can be easily removed and taken to another computer. Examples would include CDs and DVDs, floppy disks, and USB Flash drives.
High-density floppy disk has a storage capacity of?
The floppy disk which is commonly referred to as a high density floppy disk is a 3.5 inch disk. It has a storage capacity of 1.44 MB.
Are there 3.5 floppy disks with a storage capacity of more than Mb?
No, 3.5-inch floppy disks typically have a maximum storage capacity of 1.44 MB. While there were some variations and formats, such as the 2.88 MB high-density floppy disks, these were not widely used. The standard 3.5-inch floppy disk remains limited to 1.44 MB for most common applications.
How did floppy disks improve computing?
Floppy drive was the first storage with portable data storage capacity.. However the data storing capacity of floppy drive is not enough but in early days it helped a lot..
The floppy disk can be used to store over 5 megabytes of data?
A standard floppy disk can hold a maximum of 1.44MB. This is comprised of 720kb of data on both sides of the platter. Some floppy disk drives can read disks of upto 2.88MB in capacity.
How much storage capacity does a floppy disk have?
1.44 Megabytes
What has the greatest storage capacity in a floppy disk?
100 gb.
What is the normal storage capacity floppy disk?
1.4 MB
Rank these storage methods in order of their storage capacity DVD floppy disk CD tape?
Tape, DVD, CD, Floppy Disk
How is a floppy disk useful?
Since higher storage and media devices have been released such as USB's and CD's, floppy disks have become outdated due to the maximum capacity that is now available to computers. In the 1990's floppy disks were very popular and widely used.
What are the disadvantages of using a floppy disk as a medium of storage?
The biggest disadvantage is that it has very little storage capacity. The maximum storage capacity of a (last generation) floppy disk is around 240 megabytes. A USB stick, CD, or DVD-ROM can all hold much more than this. Secondly, fewer and fewer computer termnials are being manufactured with floppy disk drives, since they have been replaced by other storage methods. This means it is hard to get your data off the disk. Thirdly, floppy disks are more easily corruptible than other methods of data storage.
How many times the storage capacity Rom is greater than floppy diskette?
1242543564
What is Disadvantage Of Floppy?
The storage capacity is very low typically 1.44/2.88 MB..
