Computer Fundamentals - Engineering

Q1:

A device invented by Dr. Bobeck in 1966, for mass storage of data is

A Punched paper tape

B Magnetic bubble storage

C Magnetic tape

D Magnetic disk

E None of the above

ANS:B - Magnetic bubble storage

A memory that stores data in the form of bubbles, or circular areas, on a thin film of magnetic silicate. No longer used in most computers, magnetic bubble memory is similar to RAM.