What is Transfer Time?
Transfer time is the time taken to transfer the data from the disk. It varies on the rotational speed of the disk, the faster a disk rotates the faster we can read data, to and on the number of bytes on one track which can also be called the density of the disk, the faster we can transfer data hence the lower transfer time. The amount of time needed to move data from the disc is called the transfer time. It fluctuates according to the disk’s spinning speed. Data may be read more quickly from a disc the quicker it rotates. The density of the disc is also known as the amount of bytes on a single track.
Depends on:
- Rotational Speed of a disk, faster is better
- Track and Sector Density, more is better
- Amount to data to be Transferred
Difference Between Seek Time and Transfer Time in Disk Scheduling
The head’s seek time is the time it takes to move from the current track to the one containing the data. The amount of time needed to move data from the disc to the host system is called the transfer time. In hard drives, a head is present which is supposed to write or read from the magnetic disk. In this article we are going to discuss what are seek and transfer times and check the differences between them, Below is a detailed discussion of seek and transfer times:
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