Practice - I/O Transfer Rate
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Practice Questions
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What is seek time?
💡 Hint: Think about the movement of the read/write head.
Define rotational latency.
💡 Hint: Consider the time spent waiting for the correct part of the disk to spin into place.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does seek time refer to in disk operations?
💡 Hint: Consider the head movement process in retrieval.
True or False: Zoning helps in reducing wasted space on hard disks.
💡 Hint: Think about how data organization affects usage.
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Challenge Problems
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A hard disk operates at a rotational speed of 7200 RPM. Calculate the average rotational latency. How would this latency change if the disk speed is increased to 15000 RPM?
💡 Hint: Remember to convert RPM to revolutions per second first.
Discuss the impact of varying block sizes on the overall performance of a hard disk in terms of access speed and space efficiency. Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-off between speed and space conservation.
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