A disk contains total 200 tracks and Request Queue contains tracks 80, 160, 41, 136, 22, 18, 192. Apply FCFS and SCAN and find total track movements if head start position is at 50. Compare the results and Discuss which algorithm is better to apply?

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A disk contains total 200 tracks and Request Queue contains tracks 80, 160, 41, 136, 22, 18, 192.
Apply FCFS and SCAN and find total track movements if head start position is at 50. Compare the results and Discuss which algorithm is better to apply?

 

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