They made everyday computer tasks much easier for us. ... Also, because the floppies of today can hold so much more information than their old counterparts, they are used for much more tasks as well. ... Have you ever wondered how a floppy disk worked and what components made it up? ... Data is stored on the floppy disk by the disk drives read/write head, which alters the magnetic orientation of the particles. ... This is a very large amount when compared to the floppy disk's absolute maximum of 2 megabytes. ...

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Debugging is the task of finding program errors (bugs) and correcting them so that the program runs correctly. ... Documentation After a program has been fully tested and implemented, the programmer must write up the full specifications for all users. ... Complete statement of the problem 2. ... After all, the program is no good if the user does not know how to make it operate or satisfy his data processing needs. The Programming Cycle Programming Languages Computers accomplish their task only when properly instructed by programs. ...

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