Floppy Disk

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Floppy Disk

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

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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.

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Diskette structure
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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 drives capability of writing on the disk.
• Floppy disk drive can read from a floppy disk
  whether the write-protect notch is open or closed.

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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

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