COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER ORGANIZATION
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Question
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Hard disk
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Magnetic tapes
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Floppy disk
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CD ROM
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 3.5-inch HD (high density) floppy disk was able to store 1.44MB and was introduced in 1987. As compared to 5.25-inch disks, these versions were more portable and also more durable.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the middle of 1970s, a 5.25 diskette was introduced. Today, the most commonly used floppy disks are 3.5 inches and have the capacity of 800 KB to 2.8 MB (with a standard of 1.44 MB).
Detailed explanation-3: -The first 8-inch floppy disk had a storage capacity of about 80 kilobytes. By 1986, IBM introduced the 3-1/2 inch floppy disk with 1.44 megabytes of storage space.
Detailed explanation-4: -Floppy Disk is a type of disk storage composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium. It is used for backup purpose. It is a type of secondary storage.
Detailed explanation-5: -If you were to use the conventional base 2 or 1, 024 KB to figure out the capacity of a floppy diskette size, it would be 1, 474, 560 bytes.