Practice Determine the number of sectors per track for a hard disk. - Problems.4 | 15. Computer Fundamentals - Part E | Digital Electronics - Vol 2
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Problems.4 - Determine the number of sectors per track for a hard disk.

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Practice Questions

Test your understanding with targeted questions related to the topic.

Question 1

Easy

What is a sector?

💡 Hint: Think of this as a small parcel of data.

Question 2

Easy

How many bytes are typically in one sector?

💡 Hint: This is the standard size.

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Interactive Quizzes

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

Question 1

What is the capacity of a single sector typically?

  • 512 Bytes
  • 1 KB
  • 1 MB

💡 Hint: Think about standard sizes used in storage.

Question 2

True or False: A track is a single circular path on a hard disk.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Recall the geometry of disk surfaces.

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Challenge Problems

Push your limits with challenges.

Question 1

Engineer a hard disk with 3 MB total storage capacity, 512 bytes per sector. How many sectors would it contain?

💡 Hint: Convert MB to bytes before dividing.

Question 2

If a disk has 1,200 sectors and needs data compressed to save space, what would the new number of sectors be if compression reduces required storage by 30%?

💡 Hint: Calculate 30% of 1,200 first.

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