Magnetic Tapes


 
 
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Magnetic Tape : These tapes are made of a plastic film - type material coated with magnetic materials to store data permanently. Data can be read well as recorded. It is usually 12.5 mm to 25 wide and 500 m to 1200 m long. Magnetic tapes hold maximum data, which can be accessed sequentially. They are generally used to store backup data or that type of data, which is not frequently used or to transfer data from one system to another.

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Question : 1

What is magnetic tape?

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Question : 2

Fill the following blanks:

(a) _____________ is a non-portable storage device.

(b) ____________ is a sequential access device.

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Question : 3

A secondary storage device that uses a long plastic strip coated with a magnetic material as a recording medium is called _____________________

Right Option : A
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