Match Each of the Following Terms to Its Meaning

question 58

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following terms to its meaning:
I. latency
II. sectors
III. tracks
IV. seek time
V. platters

• A) time required for the read/write head to move to the correct track
• B) round, thin plates of metal within a hard drive
• C) time needed for correct sector to spin to the read/write head
• D) concentric circles on a hard drive
• E) pie-shaped wedges on the surface of a hard drive

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Definitions:

Employment

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