Multiple choice

Information retrieval is fastest from _____.

  1. floppy disk

  2. magnetic tape

  3. hard disk

  4. all of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Hard disks provide the fastest information retrieval among the options because they use spinning platters with movable read/write heads that can rapidly access any sector. Floppy disks are slower due to lower rotational speeds and mechanical limitations, while magnetic tape is sequential access only, making it the slowest for random retrieval.

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