Practice Transfer Time (31.4.4) - Disk Characteristics - Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is constant angular velocity?

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when a disk rotates.

Question 2 Easy

Define seek time.

💡 Hint: Consider the movement of a needle on a record player.

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Question 1

What maintains consistent retrieval time in disks?

Fixed Angular Velocity
Constant Angular Velocity
Random Angular Velocity

💡 Hint: Think about the definition of angular velocity.

Question 2

True or False: Seek time is the same as rotational delay.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the actions involved in both processes.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A disk rotates at 7200 RPM. Calculate the average access time if the average seek time is 4ms and average rotational delay is 2.5ms.

💡 Hint: Remember to convert RPM to radians per second for precise calculations.

Challenge 2 Hard

How does using a zoned disk improve data read/write performance compared to a traditional uniform disk?

💡 Hint: Consider the physical layout of data on the disk and how it affects retrieval efficiency.

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