The operating system places file blocks on hard drives in a sequential manner. What use does doing this on magnetic drives serve? Do you think SSDs are still important if you don't utilize them? Give an explanation for what occurred and describe how it happened.

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The operating system places file blocks on hard drives in a sequential manner. What
use does doing this on magnetic drives serve?
Do you think SSDs are still important if you don't utilize them?
Give an explanation for what occurred and describe how it happened.
Transcribed Image Text:The operating system places file blocks on hard drives in a sequential manner. What use does doing this on magnetic drives serve? Do you think SSDs are still important if you don't utilize them? Give an explanation for what occurred and describe how it happened.
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