Compare the data storage mechanism in magnetic and optical disks

Asked by admin @ 04/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 280 People

Answered by admin @ 04/08/2021

The key difference between optical storagemedia, such as CDs and DVDs, and magnetic storage media, such as hard drives and old-fashioned floppy disks, is in how computers read and write information to them. One uses light; the other, electromagnetism

Example for magnetic material used in data storage devices

Asked by admin @ 16/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 335 persons

Examples for magnetic material used in data storage devices

How much data can be stored on a floppy disk

Asked by admin @ 29/10/2021 in Mathematics viewed by 278 persons

A floppy disc can store 1440000 bytes of data a)write the number 1440000 in a standard form. A hard disc can store 2.4x10^9 bytes of data b)calculate the number of …

As compared to diskettes the hard disks are

Asked by admin @ 29/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 285 persons

As compared to diskettes, the hard disks are A) More portable B) Slowly accessed C) More expensive D) Less rigid

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for

Asked by admin @ 25/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 271 persons

Magnetic disks are the most popular medium for A) Sequential access B) Direct access C) Both A & B D) None of the above

Which of the following is not an optical storage device

Asked by admin @ 02/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 299 persons

Which of the following is not an optical storage device? a) CD-R b) DVD c)Hard Disk d) CD-RW

Where does a computer add and compare data

Asked by admin @ 29/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 345 persons

Where does a computer add and compare data? A) CPU chip B) Hard disk drive C) Memeory chip D) Disc drive

Which data type has the largest storage capacity

Asked by admin @ 25/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 349 persons

Which Data type has the largest storage capacity A)Text B) Short text C)Long text

How do you access data on elastic block storage

Asked by admin @ 20/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 282 persons

How do you access data on Elastic block storage?

High density double sided floppy disks could store of data

Asked by admin @ 07/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 327 persons

High density double sided floppy disks could store _____ of data A) 1.40 MB B) 1.44 GB C) 1.40 GB D) 1.44 MB

How the heart can be compared to a mechanical pump

Asked by admin @ 03/08/2021 in Biology viewed by 258 persons

Evaluate how the heart can be compared to a mechanical p.ump?

Mechanisms are used to protect data from indirect detections

Asked by admin @ 17/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 564 persons

Which of the following is a mechanism of providing protection to data and methods of a program?

Which storage device can store maximum amount of data

Asked by admin @ 17/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 346 persons

Which of the following storage devices can store maximum amount of data? A) Floppy Disk B) Hard Disk C) Compact Disk D) Magneto Optic Disk

Storage device can be used for storing large backup data

Asked by admin @ 02/08/2021 in Computer Science viewed by 367 persons

Which of the following storage devices can be used for storing large backup data ?(a) Floppy disks (b) Hard disk(c) Magnetic tapes (d) None of the above