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Q605

When a disk stack is serviced by a comb-like access mechanism, there is one read/write head for each

A.
disk
B.
disk surface
Answer
C.
track
D.
cylinder
E.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
A disk stack is serviced by a comb-like access mechanism, there is one read/write head for each the disk surface. The disk surface is logically divided into tracks, which are subdivided into sectors. A sector (varying from 32 bytes to 4096 bytes, usually 512 bytes) is the smallest unit of information that can be read from or written to disk.