Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
5th Edition
ISBN: 9781284123036
Author: Linda Null
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 30RETC

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Magnetic Disk:

  • The magnetic disk is a storage device that uses a process called magnetization in order to perform read and write operation.
  • The disk is covered with magnetic coating and it saves information in the form of tracks and sectors.
  • Magnetic disk saves information by changing the polarity of the magnetic medium.
  • Example: Floppy disk

Optical Disk:

  • It is a storage system that provides unlimited storage area up to 6 gigabytes. It is flat and circular in shape that encodes binary information (bits) in the form of pits and lands...

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Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture

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