In block storage devices such as hard disk drives, interleaving is a technique used to improve slow system performance by putting data accessed sequentially into non-sequential blocks, typically secto
Low-level format utility performing interleave speed tests on a 10-megabyte IBM PC XT hard drive
A floppy disk, diskette, or floppy diskette is a type of disk storage made from a thin, flexible disk coated with a magnetic storage medium. It is enclosed in a square or nearly square plastic shell l
Interleaving (disk storage)
…missed rotations between instructions on computers storing instructions on a drum memory Ordering block storage on storage devices such as drums, floppy disk drives and hard disk drives. The purpose of interleaving was to adjust the time difference between when the program was ready to transfer data, and when those…
8-inch (200 mm), 5.25-inch (130 mm), and 3.5-inch (90 mm) floppy disks
8-inch (200 mm), 5.25-inch (130 mm) (full height), and 3.5-inch (90 mm) drives
A 3.5-inch (90 mm) floppy disk removed from its housing
8-inch (200 mm) floppy disk, partially inserted in drive, (3.5-inch (90 mm) floppy diskette, in front, shown for scale)