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Where does the term floppy disk come from?
  1. The fact that the data can be changed easily
  2. The fact that the encoding protocol is considered sloppy by some
  3. The fact that the disks used to be bendable
  4. The fact that they go between computers, i.e. flip flop
Explanation
Answer: C - Floppy disks used to be quite bendable. Although later incarnations were rigid, the name stuck.
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