Practice - Magnetic Disks
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Practice Questions
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What is the primary advantage of magnetic disks?
💡 Hint: Think about the price per gigabyte.
How do magnetic disks compare in speed to DRAM?
💡 Hint: Consider access times in milliseconds.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the cost range per GB for magnetic disks?
💡 Hint: Consider what was mentioned about affordability.
Are magnetic disks faster than SRAM?
💡 Hint: Remember speed comparisons in access times.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a simple memory hierarchy using magnetic disks, cache, and RAM for a small computer system. Describe how data will move between these storage types.
💡 Hint: Consider the efficiency of data retrieval.
Analyze a scenario where accessing data from a program with temporal locality affects performance in a system relying heavily on magnetic disks. What strategies could you implement to mitigate delays?
💡 Hint: Think about how often data is reused in loops.
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