Question

An output device that converts data from a binary format in main storage to coded hole patterns punched into a paper tape is?

• A. Paper tape punch
• B. Punched paper tape
• C. Magnetic disk
• D. Magnetic tape
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Paper tape punch

An output device that converts data from a binary format in main storage to coded hole patterns punched into a paper tape is Paper tape punch

Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data storage, consisting of a long strip of paper in which holes are punched to store data. Now effectively obsolete, it was widely used during much of the twentieth century for teleprinter communication, for input to computers of the 1950s and 1960s, and later as a storage medium for minicomputers and CNC machine tools.