Definition: Average Seek Time


Length of time it takes the drive to move the read/write heads to a safe non-data landing zone and lock them in place.




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Fragmented

In parts. A fragmented file does not have its content stored sequentially on the media. The files content may be stored in small segments scattered over an area of the disk. The file system keeps track of where one the media the data is stored and the user will normally not notice that a file is fragmented. Fragmentation is common on hard drives, but usually data is stored sequentially on tape.

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