A multiplattered hard disk is divided into 1100 sectors and 40,000 cylinders. There are six platter surfaces. Each block holds 512 bytes. The disk is rotating at a rate of 4800 rpm. The disk has an average seek time of 12 msec. a. What is the total capacity of this disk? b. What is the disk transfer rate in bytes per second? c. What are the minimum and maximum latency times for this disk? What is the average latency time for this disk?

A multiplattered hard disk is divided into 1100 sectors and 40,000 cylinders. There are six platter surfaces. Each block holds 512 bytes. The disk is rotating at a rate of 4800 rpm. The disk has an average seek time of 12 msec. a. What is the total capacity of this disk? b. What is the disk transfer rate in bytes per second? c. What are the minimum and maximum latency times for this disk? What is the average latency time for this disk?

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Chapter5: Data Storage Technology

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