Operating Systems Lecture 5 Quiz
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What is the basic structure of a magnetic disk?

  • Tracks divided into sectors containing 512 bytes of data
  • One or more platters made of magnetic media (correct)
  • Concentric rings called sectors
  • One platter with a single working surface

    • What term is used to describe the collection of all tracks that are the same distance from the edge of the platter?

  • Sectors
  • Cylinder (correct)
  • Platter
  • Concentric rings

    • How are read-write heads used to access data on a hard drive?

  • Erasing mobile data
  • Reading and writing data (correct)
  • Scanning the platters
  • Dividing tracks into sectors

    • What is the purpose of disk partitioning and formatting?

    <p>Organizing the disk into manageable sections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the conventional size of sectors on a magnetic disk?

    <p>512 bytes of data each</p> Signup and view all the answers

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