{"id":48241,"date":"2024-04-15T22:38:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=48241"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:38:23","slug":"hard-disks-and-diskettes-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/hard-disks-and-diskettes-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard disks and diskettes are:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a97da55d13bb\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    Direct access storage devices                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Sequential access storage devices                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Rarely used with microcomputers                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    Both (A) and (C) E. 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Hard disks and diskettes are direct access storage devices.<\/p>\n<p>A direct access storage device (DASD) is a data storage device that allows random access to individual data records. This means that any data record can be accessed directly, without having to read all of the data records that come before it. DASD devices are typically used for storing large amounts of data that needs to be accessed quickly, such as databases and operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>Hard disks and diskettes are both examples of DASD devices. Hard disks are the most common type of DASD device, and they are used in most computers. Diskettes are a type of removable DASD device, and they were once commonly used to store data, but they have been largely replaced by other storage devices, such as USB drives.<\/p>\n<p>Option B is incorrect because hard disks and diskettes are not sequential access storage devices. Sequential access storage devices are devices that can only access data in a sequential order, from the beginning of the device to the end. This means that if you want to access a data record that is in the middle of the device, you have to read all of the data records that come before it. Sequential access storage devices are typically used for storing large <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> amounts of data that does not need to be accessed quickly, such as audio and video files.<\/p>\n<p>Option C is incorrect because hard disks and diskettes are not rarely used with microcomputers. Hard disks are the most common type of storage device used in microcomputers, and diskettes were once commonly used to store data, but they have been largely replaced by other storage devices, such as USB drives.<\/p>\n<p>Option D is incorrect because hard disks and diskettes are not both direct access storage devices and rarely used with microcomputers. Hard disks are the most common type of storage device used in microcomputers, and diskettes were once commonly used to store data, but they have been largely replaced by other storage devices, <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> such as USB drives.<\/p>\n<p>Option E is incorrect because hard disks and diskettes are not none of the above. 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