Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a Disk Drive?

Q. Which access method is used for obtaining a record from a Disk Drive?

A

Sequential

B

Direct

C

Random

D

None of these

Solution:

Disk Drives have Read/Write Heads on a swinging moveable access arm that moves the head out to the area to be recorded/read-from.
Random access device.
Much faster Tape drives have fixed position heads and the tape medium has to move past the head in order to transfer/record data from the head to the medium.

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