Practice - Working Principle of Hard Disk - 32.3.2
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What is a data buffer?
💡 Hint: Think about where data might wait before going to its final destination.
Name the three main organizational units on a hard disk.
💡 Hint: What are the building blocks of data on the disk?
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What does a hard disk controller do?
💡 Hint: Think about who oversees the hard disk's tasks.
True or False: Device drivers are hardware components.
💡 Hint: What helps software and hardware to communicate?
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Design a data organization strategy for a hard disk aiming for maximum efficiency. Explain your strategy.
💡 Hint: Think about where data should be held to avoid movement and delay.
Evaluate how changing the addressing format impacts data retrieval speed in hard disks.
💡 Hint: Consider how often the read/write head has to move as data is accessed.
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