38. The most common type of storage devices are—
Verified Answer
A. Persistent
B. Optical
C. Magnetic
D. Flash
E. None of these
Explanation:
Magnetic storage (HDDs) has historically been and remains very common for bulk data due to cost-effectiveness. Flash (SSDs) is growing but magnetic still holds significant share. Persistent is a characteristic, optical is less common than magnetic/flash. Thus, magnetic is the most fitting.