The time it takes to select the correct platter and move the read/write head to the right track and sector is called the ________ time

A) retrieval
B) positioning
C) delay
D) access


D

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a. partition b. region c. window d. task area

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In Linux, what is the difference between the fork and clone system calls?

a) clone accepts arguments that specify which resources to share with the spawned process. b) Linux responds to the clone system call by creating a new task that contains a copy of all of its parent’s resources. c) clone creates a copy of the calling task, and the copy becomes the parent of the task that issued the clone system call. d) fork and clone spawn child processes in exactly the same way.

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Which of the following characters is used to precede a function call?

a) ? b) ! c) * d) &

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Raw data is entered into the system during the input stage

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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