A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as.
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as.
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A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a
cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as Drum.
Drum memory was a magnetic data storage device invented
by Gustav Tauschek in 1932 in Austria. Drums were widely used in the 1950s and
into the 1960s as computer memory.
For many early computers, drum memory formed the main
working memory of the computer. It was so common that these computers were
often referred to as drum machines. Some drum memories were also used as
secondary storage.
Drums were displaced as primary computer memory by
magnetic core memory which was a better balance of size, speed, cost,
reliability and potential for further improvements. Similarly, drums were
replaced by hard disk drives for secondary storage, which were also less
expensive and denser. The manufacture of drums ceased in the 1970s.
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as Drum.
Drum memory was a magnetic data storage device invented by Gustav Tauschek in 1932 in Austria. Drums were widely used in the 1950s and into the 1960s as computer memory.
For many early computers, drum memory formed the main working memory of the computer. It was so common that these computers were often referred to as drum machines. Some drum memories were also used as secondary storage.
Drums were displaced as primary computer memory by magnetic core memory which was a better balance of size, speed, cost, reliability and potential for further improvements. Similarly, drums were replaced by hard disk drives for secondary storage, which were also less expensive and denser. The manufacture of drums ceased in the 1970s.
