Practice - Device Addressing Methods
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Practice Questions
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What is the purpose of a device driver?
💡 Hint: Think about how devices interact with the OS.
Name one performance metric used to assess hard disk efficiency.
💡 Hint: These metrics help determine how fast data can be accessed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the role of a data buffer?
💡 Hint: Remember why we need temporary storage during data handling.
True or False: Seek time is the time taken to read data from a hard disk.
💡 Hint: Differentiate between movement time and actual data reading time.
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Challenge Problems
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Describe the impact of using a more efficient data buffering strategy on overall system performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how waiting less can help speed things up.
How would switching from a conventional hard disk to an SSD affect the factors discussed in this section?
💡 Hint: Think about the differences in technology between SSDs and HDDs.
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