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What is the basic structure of a magnetic disk?
One or more platters made of magnetic media
What term is used to describe the collection of all tracks that are the same distance from the edge of the platter?
Cylinder
How are read-write heads used to access data on a hard drive?
Reading and writing data
What is the purpose of disk partitioning and formatting?
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What is the conventional size of sectors on a magnetic disk?
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