Question: The time it takes a device to locate data and instructions and make them available to the CPU Is known as ___
Options:
A) Clock speed
B) a processing cycle
C) CPU speed
D) access time
E) None of these
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Access speed (or time) is the time taken to access a given byte of information stored on a hard disk. It is generally measured in milliseconds. It comprises of seek time, head switching time, search time and data transfer time.
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