Practice - Magnetic Disks
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Practice Questions
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What is a magnetic disk?
💡 Hint: Think about common hardware devices that store large amounts of data.
What is the typical access time for magnetic disks?
💡 Hint: Consider how much slower they are compared to other types of memory.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary benefit of using magnetic disks?
💡 Hint: Think about how disks are used in comparison to RAM.
True or False: Magnetic disks have faster access times than SRAM.
💡 Hint: Recall the differences in speed between these two memory types.
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Challenge Problems
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Formulate a strategy to optimize data retrieval for a program heavily reliant on magnetic disk storage. Suggest a design that utilizes both memory hierarchy and locality of reference.
💡 Hint: Think about how programs access data repeatedly.
Evaluate the impact on system performance if a computing system were to solely rely on magnetic disks without utilizing any faster memory types.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when a CPU constantly waits for data retrieval.
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