MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Concentric circles on the surface of a magnetic disk in a hard disk are called:
A
Sectors
B
Tracks
C
Blocks
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct option is B Track. The tracks are concentric circles around the disk.

Detailed explanation-2: -A track is any of the concentric circles on the magnetic coating on a platter or floppy disk over which one magnetic head passes while it is stationary but the platter or floppy is spinning. In the case of CDROMs, DVDs and other optical disks, there is a single spiral track formed in a plastic coating.

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