Question 11

Which of the following options states the correct storage - device hierarchy in terms of decreasing access time?

  1. AMagnetic tape, magnetic disk, cache, main memory
  2. BMagnetic disk, optical disk, main memory, register
  3. CMagnetic tape, magnetic disk, main memory, register
  4. DRegister, main memory, magnetic disk, magnetic tape
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Correct answer: (C) Magnetic tape, magnetic disk, main memory, register

Explanation

Decreasing access time means going from slowest to fastest: magnetic tape, magnetic disk, main memory, register. Option A wrongly puts cache before main memory.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science Practice Set 2

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