COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hard drives are examples of magnetic storage
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Magnetic storage devices store data by magnetizing particles on a disk or tape. Commonly used devices that use magnetic storage include magnetic tape, floppy disks and hard-disk drives. The hard disk is a spindle of magnetic disks, called platters, that record and store information.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Hard disk. Any storage medium that utilizes magnetic patterns to represent information is considered magnetic media or magnetic storage device. Good examples of magnetic media and magnetic storage is a floppy diskette, hard disk, tape drive, etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -Commonly used devices that use magnetic storage include magnetic tape, floppy disks and hard-disks.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hard-disk drives represent the most widely used form of magnetic storage in use today. A hard-disk drive consists of a rigid disc made with non-magnetic material, which is coated with a thin layer of magnetic material. Data is stored by magnetizing this thin film.

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