a disk drive that can read and write to floppy disks.

Are computer's smallest and slowest form of long-term storage.

A floppy is a small disk storage device that today typically has about 1.44 Megabytes of memory capacity in the standard size of 3.5 inch

data stored magnetically and uses a material similar to tape.

The floppy disk's current role are :

• Data Transfer - The floppy disk is still the most universal means of transferring files from one PC to another. With the use of compression utilities, even moderate-sized files can be shoehorned onto a floppy disk, and anyone can send anyone a disk and feel quite confident that the PC at the other end will be able to read it.

   

• Small File Storage and Backup - The floppy disk is still used for storing and backing up small amounts of data.

• Software Installation and Driver Updates - Many new pieces of hardware still use floppies for distributing driver software and the like, and some software still uses floppies (although this is becoming less common as software grows massive and CD-ROM drives become more universal.)