Practice Cylinder Concept (31.3.1) - Disk Characteristics - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Question 1 Easy

What is a cylinder in disk storage?

💡 Hint: Think about how tracks stack across multiple platters.

Question 2 Easy

Explain constant angular velocity.

💡 Hint: Focus on how rotation affects access times.

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Question 1

What is a cylinder in disk storage?

A track
A sector
A collection of tracks across platters

💡 Hint: Think about how tracks align vertically.

Question 2

True or False: Data can be retrieved from inner and outer tracks at the same average time due to constant angular velocity.

True
False

💡 Hint: Remember how speed affects retrieval.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

If a disk has 4 platters, each containing 6 tracks with 8 sectors per track, calculate the total sectors available on the disk.

💡 Hint: Multiply the count of platters, tracks, and sectors.

Challenge 2 Hard

How does bit density vary from the outer track to the inner track, and what benefits does this offer to a data storage system?

💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between circumference and data storage.

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