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The average time necessary for the correct sector of a disk to arrive at the read write head is _____

  • A.Down time
  • B.Seek time
  • C.Rotational delay
  • D.Access time

Answer: C

Correct answer: Rotational delay

Reaching a sector takes two movements: the arm steps to the right track - the seek - and then the platter must turn until the sector passes under the head, which is the rotational delay or latency. On average it is half a revolution, so a 7200 rpm disk averages about \( \tfrac{1}{2} \times \tfrac{60}{7200} = 4.2 \) ms.

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