Floppy Disk

Floppy disk is removable storage media. The traditional floppy disk is 1.44 MB. Data is recorded on tracks and sectors.

Diskette / Floppy Disk

Uses- To store and transport word processing,

spreadsheet, and other types of files.

Structure of diskette

- Flat circular pieces of Mylar plastic that have been coated with a magnetic material.

Diskette structure

Characteristics of Diskette

- To protect them from accidentally being erased, floppy disks have a write-protect notch.

- A write-protect notch is a small opening in the corner of the floppy disk with a tab that you slide to cover or expose the notch .

- If the write-protect notch is exposed, or open, the drive cannot write on the diskette.

- If the write-protect is covered, or closed the drive can write on the diskette.

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- The write-protect notch only affects the floppy disk drive’s capability of writing on the disk.

- Floppy disk drive can read from a floppy disk whether the write-protect notch is open or closed.

Floppy Disk Drive (FDD)

- FDD is a device that can read from and write on a floppy disk.

- Desktop pc usually have a floppy drive installed inside the system unit.

- If a computer has one floppy disk drive, the drive usually is designated drive A;

- If the computer has two floppy disk drives, the second one usually is designated drive B;