Question 18
Consider a magnetic disk with 16 platters, 2 surfaces per platter, 1024 tracks per surface, 2048 sectors per track and 512 bytes per sector. The disk rotates at 6000 rpm. What is the disk capacity (in GB)?
Question 18: Consider a magnetic disk with 16 platters, 2 surfaces pe…
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Correct answer: 32
Question 18 of 20 in the IIT Madras BS Database Management Systems (DBMS) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DIPLOMA FN EXAM QDD1 31 Aug 2025). It carries 3 marks.
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