Q485
Access time is the highest in the case of
A.
floppy disk
B.
cache
C.
swapping devices
D.
magnetic disk
AnswerE.
None of the above
Answer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
In the case of disk storage, the access time is the average time taken for a disk drive to provide the first byte of data, measured from the time the host issues a read command. To a good approximation, the average access time is the sum of the average seeks time, the command overhead, and the average latency.