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Practice Questions
Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.
Question 1
Easy
What does a track on a disk represent?
💡 Hint: Think about how the data is organized on the disk.
Question 2
Easy
Explain what a sector is.
💡 Hint: Consider how tracks are divided.
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Interactive Quizzes
Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.
Question 1
What are the three components of a disk's addressing format?
- Track
- Sector
- Surface
- Track
- Sector
- Head
- Head
- Surface
- Track
💡 Hint: TSS—Think about how to navigate to a file!
Question 2
True or False: A fixed head system cannot access different tracks.
- True
- False
💡 Hint: Consider how fixed heads operate.
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Challenge Problems
Push your limits with challenges.
Question 1
If you have a disk with 10 tracks, 8 sectors per track, and a surface count of 2, calculate the total number of sectors on the disk.
💡 Hint: Multiply the total components together.
Question 2
Analyze the impact of increasing the number of sectors on a disk's performance. Discuss both advantages and trade-offs.
💡 Hint: Consider how access times might change as you add more sectors.
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