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    Floppy disks have a storage capacity of 1.44MB and store data in concentric circles called tracks. Hard disks have much higher storage capacities over 40GB and store data across multiple disks and cylinders. CD-ROMs have a storage capacity of 700MB and store data permanently through burning tiny pits onto a hard plastic disk that are read with a laser beam.

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    Floppy disks have a storage capacity of 1.44MB and store data in concentric circles called tracks. Hard disks have much higher storage capacities over 40GB and store data across multiple disks and cylinders. CD-ROMs have a storage capacity of 700MB and store data permanently through burning tiny pits onto a hard plastic disk that are read with a laser beam.

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    Floppy disks have a storage capacity of 1.44MB and store data in concentric circles called tracks. Hard disks have much higher storage capacities over 40GB and store data across multiple disks and cylinders. CD-ROMs have a storage capacity of 700MB and store data permanently through burning tiny pits onto a hard plastic disk that are read with a laser beam.

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    2.

    STORAGE DEVICE CONCEPT


    2.1Floppy disk: A floppy disk is used to store data permanently. It has a flexible disk coated with magnetic material and is enclosed in a plastic cover. Floppy disks of 3 inch diameter have a storage capacity of 1.44MB. The FDD (floppy disk drive) has a read/write head which reads/writes data on to the disk. The disk rotates at 360rpm while reading or writing on to it. Figure 3.1 shows the floppy disk. Data are stored in a floppy disk in concentric circles known as tracks. Tracks are divided into many storage locations called sectors. Tracks and sectors on a disk are identified by the disk drive through formatting. Formatting is a process by which the operating system program controls the disk drives by removing the old data and sets up each track and sector. The root directory will be created in the disk during formatting and the users create other directories. Information is stored in the form of files. A file allocation table (FAT) is used by the operating system to identify the files stored in the disk.

    floppy disk 2.2 Hard disk: Hard disk is a reliable and permanent storage disk. It has a set of metal disks coated with magnetic material and are mounted on a central spindle which rotates at 7200 rpm. The HDD has a set of read/write heads which are mounted on an arm. Latest hard disks are available with a storage capacity of more than 40GB. Figure 3.2 shows a hard disk. A hard disk has a collection of several (say 6 or 7) hard disk platters staked one above another to have a high storage capacity. A collection of tracks across all the disks is called cylinder. In order to read a specified file, the access mechanism with the head moves to the specified cylinder. The advantages of a hard disk are high storage capacity, high speed of operation and reliable media mainly in personal computers. External disturbances to the drive may lead to the damage of disk surface or read/write head. This is a major disadvantage in a hard disk.

    2.3 CD ROM: Compact Disk (CD) is an optical disk used to store data permanently. It is the most reliable storage media available today. Data stored on a compact disk cannot be erased. The CD drives commonly available are read only. Read/Write CD drives are also available but are expensive. Storage capacity of CD is 700MB. Figure 3.3 shows a CDROM. In the optical disk, a high power laser beam is used to record data by burning tiny pits in the surface of the hard plastic disk. To read the data, a low power laser beam is used to scan the disk surface. When the laser beam reflects from the smooth surface of the disk it is interpreted as a 1 bit and when the beam enters the tiny pits it is interpreted as a 0 bit. The major advantages of the optical disk are high storage capacity and high quality recording of graphical images and sound. These are used commonly nowadays. CAD and structural drawings used by architects and engineers are generally stored in compact disks. It is also used in high quality music recording, multimedia and educational applications.

    CD-ROM 2.4 Components of a personal computer: A personal computer commonly available today comprises a processor (like Pentium IV), a keyboard, a mouse, a floppy disk drive(FDD), a hard disk drive(HDD), a compact disk drive (CDD) a color monitor, RAM(Random Access Memory) and ROM(Read Only Memory). The microprocessor/CPU, RAM, ROM and other supporting circuitry are interconnected on a single board called mother board. 2.5 Summary: Random Access Memory is a temporary storage medium in a computer. All data to be processed by the computer are transferred from a storage device or keyboard to RAM Read Only Memory is a permanent storage medium which stores start up programs A floppy disk is used to store data permanently. Hard disk is a reliable and permanent storage disk. It has a set of metal disks coated with magnetic material and are mounted on a central spindle which rotates at 7200rpm Compact Disk(CD) is an optical disk used to store data permanently.

    3.6 Quiz questions 1. RAM is a --------memory. 2. Floppy disk storage capacity is -----. 3. Concentric circles in a floppy disk is known as ----4. ROM is also known as -----. 5. ROM is a ----- memory. 6. Hard disk is ---- than primary memory. 7. CD-ROM storage capacity is ---- . 8. Information stored in a cd is accessed through ---Answers 1. Volatile 2. 1.44 MB 3. tracks 4. firmware 5. Nonvolatile 6. Bigger 7. 700 MB 8. light 3.7 Exercises

    1. Mention the storage devices used in a personal computer? 2. Explain primary memory its properties and its types? 3. What is the need for secondary storage? Briefly describe secondary storage devices like (i) Floppy disk (ii) hard disk (iii) CD ROM 4. Mention the components of a personal computer? 5. What is the difference between volatile memory and non-volatile memory?

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