What is the storage capacity of a floppy disk?
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What is the storage capacity of a floppy disk?
Floppy Disks:
Floppy disks were very popular for storing data and information when CDs/DVDs, pen drives, or other storage devices were not available. Initially, this storage device would store characters up to several million. It was also called the flexible disk or diskette. The main advantage of using floppy disks was the size (small) and they were available at a lower cost.
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View this answerAt first, the floppy disk was designed to store data up to 80 kilobytes (KB). A typical 3.5-inch magnetic storage disk can store data and information...
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Chapter 2 / Lesson 11Learn what a floppy disk is. Identify the definition of a floppy disk, and learn about the different types of floppy disks that were used until the early 2000s.