Q1133
A magnetic storage device on which data is stored on a cylindrical drum, subdivided into tracks is known as
A.
Punched card
B.
Magnetic disk
C.
Magnetic tape
D.
Drum
AnswerE.
None of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
A magnetic drum is a magnetic storage device used in many early computers as the main working memory, similar to how modern computers use random access memory (RAM) cards. In some cases, magnetic drum memory was also used for secondary storage.