Practice - Working Principle of Hard Disk - 32.1
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What is a data buffer?
💡 Hint: Think about why data needs to be held temporarily.
What does a device driver do?
💡 Hint: Consider what would happen if a computer could not communicate with its hardware.
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What is the primary function of a data buffer?
💡 Hint: Think about how data is transferred one piece at a time.
True or False: A device driver is not integral for a hard disk to function.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if there is no software to manage hardware communication.
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Explain how changing the addressing format in a hard disk could affect performance.
💡 Hint: Consider how more movements impact speed.
Calculate how a given increase in seek time could affect the overall efficiency of data retrieval in a hard disk system.
💡 Hint: Think about the sequential nature of data fetching.
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