The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of ___________ or____________ media with varying capacities.
The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of ___________ or____________ media with varying capacities.
The correct option is B Magnetic or optical
The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists
mainly of Magnetic or optical media with varying capacities.
The key difference between optical storage media,
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.
There are three main categories of storage devices:
optical, magnetic and semiconductor. The earliest of these was the magnetic
device. Computer systems began with magnetic storage in the form of tapes (yes,
just like a cassette or video tape). These graduated to the hard disk drive and
then to a floppy disk. There are no moving parts, and
separate media is not necessary to read or record data. This type of storage
media is called solid state memory, and differs from optical and magnetic
drives.
Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the
storage of data on a magnetized medium. Magnetic storage uses different
patterns of magnetisation in a magnetisable material to store data and is a
form of non-volatile memory. The information is accessed using one or more
read/write heads.
The storage subsystem in a microcomputer consists mainly of Magnetic or optical media with varying capacities.
The key difference between optical storage media, 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.
There are three main categories of storage devices: optical, magnetic and semiconductor. The earliest of these was the magnetic device. Computer systems began with magnetic storage in the form of tapes (yes, just like a cassette or video tape). These graduated to the hard disk drive and then to a floppy disk. There are no moving parts, and separate media is not necessary to read or record data. This type of storage media is called solid state memory, and differs from optical and magnetic drives.
Magnetic storage or magnetic recording is the storage of data on a magnetized medium. Magnetic storage uses different patterns of magnetisation in a magnetisable material to store data and is a form of non-volatile memory. The information is accessed using one or more read/write heads.
