Practice - Magnetic Hard Disks
Practice Questions
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What is a platter?
💡 Hint: Think of the disk as a stack of flat, circular pieces.
Define seek time.
💡 Hint: Focus on the speed of moving to the right place on the disk.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What does a platter in a hard disk do?
💡 Hint: Remember, it's the main part of a hard disk!
True or False: Seek time is the same as latency time.
💡 Hint: Think about what each term indicates.
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Challenge Problems
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If a hard disk has 5 platters, each with 100 tracks and 20 sectors, what is the total storage capacity given each sector holds 512 bytes?
💡 Hint: Break down the multiplication step by step.
Explain how seek time might affect a user's experience when accessing large files frequently as opposed to smaller files.
💡 Hint: Think about access frequency and data size impact on overall speed.
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