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(a) State any two differences between Hard disk and Compact disk.
(b) What is the significance of bytes ?
Difference between Hard disk and Compact disk:
- A compact disk is an optical storage media, while hard disk is a magnetic storage media.
- Compact disk is easily movable secondary data storage device whereas the Hard disk is the fixed secondary data storage device.
Byte
Byte is a unit of data that is eight binary digits long. A byte is the unit most computers use to represent a character such as a letter, number, or typographic symbol (for example, “g”, “5”, or “?”). A byte can also hold a string of bits that need to be used in some larger unit for application purposes.