Average access time is computed under the assumption that two consecutive accesses are sent to ____________________ locations.

Because sequential access time is so much faster than average access time, disk performance is improved dramatically if related data is stored in sequential sectors.

Average access time is computed under the assumption that two consecutive accesses are sent to ____________________ locations.

The time the disk controller must wait for the right sector to rotate beneath the heads is called ____.

____________________ is the time required to perform one complete read or write operation.

Lossless compression ratios higher than 50:1 are difficult or impossible to achieve with audio and video data.

Lossless compression ratios higher than 50:1 are difficult or impossible to achieve with audio and video data.

A ____ is a CPU cycle spent waiting for access to an instruction or data.

The ____, a newer packaging standard, is essentially a SIMM with independent electrical contacts on both sides of the module.

​A(n) ____________________ device can access multiple storage locations simultaneously.