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Where is the floppy disk drive located?
You would have to search online for an external floppy disk drive or buy an old PC that has one. In the "old days" every computer had a built-in floppy drive. It would always be right in the front. About a 4" wide slot.
Does a floppy disk drive use laser beam to read and wright?
No. A laser is not used to read or right to a floppy disk.The laser is usedto read and right data to an optical disk such as a dvd or cd. The floppy disk is a magnetic storage medium. A read right head is basically a small coil. When a current is passed thru the read/right head, itgenerates a magnetic field which aligns the small particles on the floppy disk in one of two directions. the direction of the particle indicates a 1 or 0which is the essence of data on a computer. to find out more details of the construction of a floppy disk and how data is saved, google floppy disk.
Different between floppy disk and hard disk?
Hard disk has always been a hard piece of ferromagnetic metal, while the floppy disk contains only one flexible magnetic foil.
Identify three actions one should undertake to ensure that damage is not done to a floppy disk?
three action ot ensure that a floppy disk is not damge
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.
What is one advantage of having two floppy drives on a system?
It makes it much easier to copy a floppy disk.
What is the limitations of floppy disk?
The main one is the disk wears out from contact with the head, and has limited storage capacity.
Can data be stored and received on a floppy disk?
Data can be stored on a floppy disk, since that is what they are designed for. As for whether it can be "received" on one, that is a pretty vague question, as it doesn't address HOW the data is received.
What was the 5 and one-fourth floppy disk built to replace?
the thretenth xD
If a computer has two floppy disk drives the second one is called what?
drive B
How are floppy drives formatted?
The actual floppy drive itself is not formatted. The drive only spins the floppy disk or diskette. One can format a disk or diskette from the computer control panel. Right click on Drive A (for example), then select format and follow the screen prompts.
Do libraries have floppy disk readers?
It is possible that some libraries may still have (functioning) floppy disk readers, particularly if they still have items in the collection that are in this format. In most cases, however, it is unlikely that a library will have one.
