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Magnetic tape is a type of _________ access device.(a) Sequential(b) Direct access(c) Step(d) IndirectThis question was posed to me in an international level competition.I need to ask this question from Magnetic Tapes in section Secondary Storage Devices of Computer Fundamentals

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The correct OPTION is (a) Sequential

The best I can explain: Magnetic tapes are sequential access devices. They are the SECONDARY storage devices and are used to store LARGE AMOUNTS of data. In sequential access, data can be RETRIEVED in the same sequence in which it is stored.



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