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,