Practice Effect Of Format On Performance (32.4.2) - Working Principle of Hard Disk
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Effect of Format on Performance

Practice - Effect of Format on Performance

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Question 1 Easy

What is data formatting?

💡 Hint: Think about how information is organized.

Question 2 Easy

What is seek time?

💡 Hint: Consider a clock moving to tell time.

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Question 1

What is seek time in magnetic disks?

The time taken to read data.
The time taken to move the read/write head to the required track.
The time taken to write data.

💡 Hint: Consider how long it takes to get somewhere.

Question 2

True or False: Data formatting can impact the performance of a magnetic disk.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how organization can help find things faster.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You are designing a magnetic disk for a high-performance server. What factors would you consider regarding data formatting and performance?

💡 Hint: Think about the balance between organization and speed.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the impact of losing half a second on access time for a heavily used data center.

💡 Hint: Consider how often data is retrieved during a day.

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