Consider a disk queue with requests for I/O to blocks on cylinders. 98 183 37 122 14 124 65 67 considering FCFS (First Come First Served) scheduling, the…
Consider a disk queue with requests for I/O to blocks on cylinders. 98 183 37 122 14 124 65 67 considering FCFS (First Come First Served) scheduling, the total number of head movements is, if the disk head is initially at 53 is?
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Correct answer: (A) 640
Explanation
Head movements: 53→98 (45), 183 (85), 37 (146), 122 (85), 14 (108), 124 (110), 65 (59), 67 (2). The total is 640 cylinders.