What is the average access time of a hard disk typically composed of? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

What is the average access time of a hard disk typically composed of?
A. Seek time + Transfer time
B. Seek time + Rotational latency
C. Rotational latency + Transfer time
D. Seek time + Rotational latency + Transfer time
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The average access time for a hard disk is the sum of seek time (head movement), rotational latency (waiting for sector), and transfer time (reading/writing data).

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Which phenomenon occurs when a program continuously swaps pages between RAM and secondary storage due to inadequate primary memory space?
A. Interleaving
B. Fragmentation
C. Thrashing
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Correct Answer: Option C


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Correct Answer: Option B


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