Floppy Disk
A floppy disk or diskette is a portable storage device that stores data permanently.it is a magnetic disk made up of plastic coated with magnetic material.the disk is sealed in a square shaped protective jacket to protect it from scratches,dust and other environmental factors.to access the data from the floppf disk,a floppy disk drive is required.when a floppy disk is inserted inside the the floppy disk drive,the floppy disk rotates at the speed of 300 revolution per minute and the data has to be accessed.there are mainly two types of floppy disks:
1. Mini floppy disk(5 ¼ inch in diameter)
2. Micro floppy disk(3 ½ inch in diameter)
A mini floppy disk is of 5.25 by 5.25 inches diameter.there is a large circular hole at the center of a mini floppy disk. this large disk hole is called the drive spindle hole.
Amicro floppy is a magnetic disk of 3.5 by 3.5 inches diameter.it is kept in a small square hard plastic envelope.
A floppy disk or diskette is a portable storage device that stores data permanently.it is a magnetic disk made up of plastic coated with magnetic material.the disk is sealed in a square shaped protective jacket to protect it from scratches,dust and other environmental factors.to access the data from the floppf disk,a floppy disk drive is required.when a floppy disk is inserted inside the the floppy disk drive,the floppy disk rotates at the speed of 300 revolution per minute and the data has to be accessed.there are mainly two types of floppy disks:
1. Mini floppy disk(5 ¼ inch in diameter)
2. Micro floppy disk(3 ½ inch in diameter)
A mini floppy disk is of 5.25 by 5.25 inches diameter.there is a large circular hole at the center of a mini floppy disk. this large disk hole is called the drive spindle hole.
Amicro floppy is a magnetic disk of 3.5 by 3.5 inches diameter.it is kept in a small square hard plastic envelope.
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