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Question

__________ is the time taken to locate the disk arm to a specified track for data read/write.

The correct answer is

Seek time

The further the arm needs to move, the longer the seek time. It is generally considered to be the sum of seek time, rotational delay, and transfer time. Based on these definitions, the time taken specifically to move the disk arm to a specified track is the seek time .

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Important Questions from Secondary Memory

  1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are not true about magnetic tapes?

    I. Direct access device

    II. Store large volume of data

    III. Use for backup purpose

  2. Which of the following can be said about primary storage in comparison with secondary storage?

  3. If one track of data can be transferred per revolution, then what is the data transfer rate ?

  4. Given below are two statements:

    Statement I: The disk has a total number of 2000 cylinders.

    Statement II: 51200 bytes is not a valid block size for the disk.

    In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  5. If the disk platters rotate at 5400 rpm (revolutions per minute), then approximately what is the maximum rotational delay ?

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