Practice Questions on Hard Disk - 32.3 | 32. Working Principle of Hard Disk | Computer Organisation and Architecture - Vol 3
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32.3 - Questions on Hard Disk

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What does a device driver do?

💡 Hint: Think about what is needed for software to talk to hardware.

Question 2

Easy

Define seek time.

💡 Hint: Consider what happens when a hard drive is looking for information.

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Interactive Quizzes

Engage in quick quizzes to reinforce what you've learned and check your comprehension.

Question 1

What is a device driver?

  • A hardware component
  • A software routine
  • An operating system

💡 Hint: Think about what bridges the software and hardware.

Question 2

Is data buffering used to enhance data transfer efficiency?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: What happens when there are pauses in data transfer?

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Evaluate how data organization affects the efficiency of data retrieval in hard disks and propose methods to improve it.

💡 Hint: How can data layout influence movement?

Question 2

Design an experiment to measure the performance difference between two hard disks with differing RPM ratings.

💡 Hint: What variables will you need to test?

Challenge and get performance evaluation