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Floppy Disks

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DEFINITION: A diskette is a random access, removable data storage medium that can be used with personal computers. The term usually refers to the magnetic medium housed in a rigid plastic cartridge measuring 3.5 inches square and about 2millimeters thick. Also called a "3.5-inch diskette," it can store up to 1.44 megabytes (MB) of data. Although many personal computers today come with a 3.5-inch diskette drive  … 
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Password Auto Repository (PAR): Manage Shared & Administrative Passwords
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PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 04 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: PAR was specifically designed to solve the security can compliance issues associated with the management and control of shared privileged passwords.

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Swap Tape for Removable Disks
sponsored by Storage Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE:   Posted: 14 Mar 2007 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
SUMMARY: Removable disk cartridges are faster than tapes and easier to manage--but don't dump that tape library just yet.

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FLOPPY DISKS DEFINITION (continued): …  pre-installed, some notebook computers and centrally-administered desktop computers omit them.

Some older computers provide drives for magnetic diskettes that are 5.25 inches square, about 1 millimeter thick, and capable of holding 1.2 megabytes of data. These were sometimes called "floppy disks" or "floppies" because their housings are flexible. In recent years, 5.25-inch diskettes have been largely replaced by 3.5-inch diskettes, which are physically more rugged. Many people also call the newer hard-cased diskette a "floppy."

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