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Mass Storage Structure

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31.
In the ______ algorithm, the disk arm starts at one end of the disk and moves toward the other end, servicing requests till the other end of the disk. At the other end, the direction is reversed and servicing continues.

A. LOOK

B. SCAN

C. C-SCAN

D. C-LOOK

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32.
In the _______ algorithm, the disk head moves from one end to the other , servicing requests along the way. When the head reaches the other end, it immediately returns to the beginning of the disk without servicing any requests on the return trip.

A. LOOK

B. SCAN

C. C-SCAN

D. C-LOOK

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33.
In the ______ algorithm, the disk arm goes as far as the final request in each direction, then reverses direction immediately without going to the end of the disk.

A. LOOK

B. SCAN

C. C-SCAN

D. C-LOOK

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34.
The process of dividing a disk into sectors that the disk controller can read and write, before a disk can store data is known as :

A. Partitioning

B. Swap space creation

C. Low-level formatting

D. None of the mentioned

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35.
The data structue for a sector typically contains :

A. Header

B. Data area

C. Trailer

D. All of the mentioned

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36.
The header and trailer of a sector contain information used by the disk controller such as _ and _

A. Main section & disk identifier

B. Error correcting codes (ECC) & sector number

C. Sector number & main section

D. Disk identifier & sector number

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37.
The two steps the operating system takes to use a disk to hold its files are _ and __

A. Partitioning & logical formatting

B. Swap space creation & caching

C. Caching & logical formatting

D. Logical formatting & swap space creation

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38.
The _______ program initializes all aspects of the system, from CPU registers to device controllers and the contents of main memory, and then starts the operating system.

A. Main

B. Bootloader

C. Bootstrap

D. Rom

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39.
For most computers, the bootstrap is stored in ________

A. RAM

B. ROM

C. Cache

D. Tertiary storage

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40.
A disk that has a boot partition is called a _________

A. Start disk

B. End disk

C. Boot disk

D. All of the mentioned

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41.
Defective sectors on disks are often known as __________

A. Good blocks

B. Destroyed blocks

C. Bad blocks

D. None of the mentioned

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42.
In SCSI disks used in high end PCs, the controller maintains a list of _ on the disk. The disk is initialized during formatting which sets aside spare sectors not visible to the operating system.

A. Destroyed blocks, high level formatting

B. Bad blocks, partitioning

C. Bad blocks, low level formatting

D. Destroyed blocks, partitioning

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43.
An unrecoverable error is known as _________

A. Hard error

B. Tough error

C. Soft error

D. None of the mentioned

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44.
Virtual memory uses disk space as an extension of _________

A. Secondary storage

B. Main memory

C. Tertiary storage

D. None of the mentioned

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45.
Using swap space significantly _________ system performance.

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Maintains

D. Does not affect

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31. In the ______ algorithm, the disk arm starts at one end of the disk and moves toward the other end, servicing requests till the other end of the disk. At the other end, the direction is reversed and servicing continues.

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32. In the _______ algorithm, the disk head moves from one end to the other , servicing requests along the way. When the head reaches the other end, it immediately returns to the beginning of the disk without servicing any requests on the return trip.

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33. In the ______ algorithm, the disk arm goes as far as the final request in each direction, then reverses direction immediately without going to the end of the disk.

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34. The process of dividing a disk into sectors that the disk controller can read and write, before a disk can store data is known as :

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35. The data structue for a sector typically contains :

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36. The header and trailer of a sector contain information used by the disk controller such as _________ and _________

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37. The two steps the operating system takes to use a disk to hold its files are _______ and ________

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38. The _______ program initializes all aspects of the system, from CPU registers to device controllers and the contents of main memory, and then starts the operating system.

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39. For most computers, the bootstrap is stored in ________

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40. A disk that has a boot partition is called a _________

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41. Defective sectors on disks are often known as __________

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42. In SCSI disks used in high end PCs, the controller maintains a list of _________ on the disk. The disk is initialized during ________ formatting which sets aside spare sectors not visible to the operating system.

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45. Using swap space significantly _________ system performance.

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31.
In the ______ algorithm, the disk arm starts at one end of the disk and moves toward the other end, servicing requests till the other end of the disk. At the other end, the direction is reversed and servicing continues.

32.
In the _______ algorithm, the disk head moves from one end to the other , servicing requests along the way. When the head reaches the other end, it immediately returns to the beginning of the disk without servicing any requests on the return trip.

33.
In the ______ algorithm, the disk arm goes as far as the final request in each direction, then reverses direction immediately without going to the end of the disk.

34.
The process of dividing a disk into sectors that the disk controller can read and write, before a disk can store data is known as :

35.
The data structue for a sector typically contains :

36.
The header and trailer of a sector contain information used by the disk controller such as _ and _

37.
The two steps the operating system takes to use a disk to hold its files are _ and __

38.
The _______ program initializes all aspects of the system, from CPU registers to device controllers and the contents of main memory, and then starts the operating system.

39.
For most computers, the bootstrap is stored in ________

40.
A disk that has a boot partition is called a _________

41.
Defective sectors on disks are often known as __________

42.
In SCSI disks used in high end PCs, the controller maintains a list of _ on the disk. The disk is initialized during formatting which sets aside spare sectors not visible to the operating system.

43.
An unrecoverable error is known as _________

44.
Virtual memory uses disk space as an extension of _________

45.
Using swap space significantly _________ system performance.