Computer Science - Operating Systems Concepts - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Operating Systems Concepts - Section 4 (Q.No. 23)
23.
The total time to prepare a disk drive mechanism for a block of data to be read from it is
latency
latency plus transmission time
latency plus seek time
latency plus seek time plus transmission time
None of the above
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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GAGAN said:   1 decade ago
Seek time measures the time it takes the head assembly on the actuator arm to travel to the track of the disk where the data will be read or written.

Abu said:   7 years ago
Seek time >> to reach selected track of a disk.

Latency >> to reach selected sector of a track.

SADAF said:   8 years ago
I didn't get it. Please explain.

Chintan said:   9 years ago
Please explain in brief.

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