Practice - Input and Output Device Functions
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Practice Questions
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What is a device driver?
💡 Hint: Think about the role of software in hardware communication.
Name two metrics used to measure hard disk performance.
💡 Hint: Consider what aspects of operation affect speed.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary function of a device driver?
💡 Hint: Think about how software connects to devices.
True or False: Data is only organized into sectors on a hard disk.
💡 Hint: Remember the way disks are structured.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a hypothetical device driver for a new storage device, considering how it would manage data flow and performance metrics.
💡 Hint: Consider the roles and responsibilities a driver has within the system.
Compare and contrast the performance of a traditional hard disk drive and a solid-state drive. Discuss how the organization of data differs and impacts performance.
💡 Hint: Reflect on how physical mechanisms affect speed in data retrieval.
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