Computer Science Ques 157

Question: Tape drive provides __________access to data.

Options:

A) Timely

B) Sporadic

C) Random

D) Sequential

E) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

  • A tape drive is a data storage device that reads and write data on a magnetic tape. A tape -drive is a sequential access device because to get to point a ?the tape, the drive needs to pa through points ?a’ through ?P?.A disk drive, on the other hand a random-access device because the drive can access any point on the disk without passing through all intervening points,