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A certain moving arm disk storage, with one head, has the following specifications:

Number of tracks/recording surface $= 200$
Disk rotation speed $= 2400$ rpm
Track storage capacity $= 62,500$ bits

The average latency of this device is $P$ ms and the data transfer rate is $Q$ bits/sec. Write the values of $P$ and $Q$.
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i didn't have clear idea about the average latency ,average latency is time needed to traverse all the track or is that same as rotational latency.
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Here Average latency  = R/2 = 12.5 ms

Rotational latency by 2.

@naha What value do you get for Q?
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P = Average Rotational Latency = 12.5 ms

Q will depend upon how many bytes to be transferred. But how much is that?
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200 tracks having capacity 62500 //single head so recording surface =1
no of bits/track = 62500/200 bit
cycle time  = 25ms
transfer rate = 62500/200*25*10^(-3)
=  12500bps
= 12.5 kbps
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Track capacity is given directly rt? Why divide by 200?
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sir i thought total capacity is given..
thats why m dividing 62500 by 200 to find single track capacity.
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These kind of words are usual in GATE :)
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After the syllabus change in 2016 is this topic currently within the syllabus?

RPM $= 2400$

So, in $60$ s, the disk rotates $2400$ times.

Average latency is the time for half a rotation $= 0.5 \times 60 / 2400 \ s = 3/240 \ s = 12.5 \ ms.$

In one full rotation, entire data in a track can be transferred. Track storage capacity $= 62500$ bits.

So, disk transfer rate $= 62500 \times 2400 / 60 \ s = 2.5 \times 10^6$ bps.
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sir, Disk rotation speed = 200 rpm or 2400 rpm ... in question ,need correction ...
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Thanks :) Corrected..
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Arjun sir why we are not multiplying 200 in 62500 bits ?

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Here Track storage capacity = 62,500 bits for 1 track only

not for 200 tracks

Disk rotation speed= 2400 rpm

Track storage capacity = 62,500

Average Latency = p

Data Transfer rate = q

Data transfer rate is nothing but how much data can be read in one second

WE have 2400 rotation in 1 minute

2400 rotation = 60 *10ms

therefore 1 rotation = x ms, where,

x= 60 *103 / 2400

therefore we get x=25 ms

Hence 25 mill sec is required to read one complete track (1 rotation )

In 25 m sec, we  read track capacity = 62,500 bits

therefore in 1 sec we can read (62,500 bits )*1000/25 = 2.5 Mbits

i.e., Data transfer rate, Q = 2.5 Mbits/ sec

Now come The average Latency

Average latency is nothing but 0.5 * rotation delay

We have 2400 rotations in 1 minute

2400 rotation = 60 *10ms

therefore 1 rotation =  x ms, where,

x= 60 *103 / 2400

therefore we get x = 25 ms

And Rotation delay = (0.5)*25= 12.5 ms

Hence P =12.5 ms

and Q= 2.5 M bits / s

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Average Rotational Latency = 12.5 ms
Transfer rate = 2.5Mbps
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In 60 seconds, the disk rotates 2400 times. So it takes 25ms to rotate it one time. There are 200 tracks. On average, 100 tracks need to be traveresed to reach a specific track.So 25ms*100 tracks= 2.5s time is taken on average to reach a particular track on avg.

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In 25 ms, one rotation is completed and all the 62500 bits are transferred. So in 1ms, 2500 bits are transferred. Accordingly, in 1s, 2.5Mb are transferred. Thats why the speed is 2.5Mb/s
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