COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL STORAGE DEVICES
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Question
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Flash drive
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CD
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Floppy disk
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The floppy disk drive (FDD) was invented at IBM by Alan Shugart in 1967. The first floppy drives used an 8-inch disk (later called a “diskette” as it got smaller), which evolved into the 5.25-inch disk that was used on the first IBM Personal Computer in August 1981.
Detailed explanation-2: -The floppy disk drive, also known as diskette, is a removable magnetic storage medium that allows recording of data.
Detailed explanation-3: -The floppy got its start at IBM’s data storage skunkworks in San Jose, California. In 1967, a small team of engineers under the leadership of David L. Noble started working on developing a reliable and inexpensive system for loading instructions and installing software updates into mainframe computers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The first floppy disk was introduced in 1971. It was an 8-inch flexible magnetic disk in a square case. The first floppy disks were read-only.
Detailed explanation-5: -Most quickly died off, but one, the 3.5-inch size introduced by Sony in 1980, proved to be a winner. The 3.5-inch disk didn’t really take off until 1982.