Disketts and hard disks are

A. Direct access devices

B. Sequential access devices

C. Slower than magnetic tape

D. Used only in mainframe computers

E. None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution(By Examveda Team)

A direct-access storage device (DASD) is another name for secondary storage devices that store data in discrete locations with a unique address, such as hard disk drives, optical drives and most magnetic storage devices.