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This document discusses measuring and improving drive performance. It describes average access time and data transfer rates for different types of drives like hard drives and CDs. It then discusses ways to optimize performance, such as through disk optimization, cleaning unnecessary files, scanning for errors, defragmenting disks, and compressing files. Finally, it outlines different drive interface standards including EIDE, SCSI, USB, and FireWire.

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Mcgraw-Hill Technology Education Mcgraw-Hill Technology Education

This document discusses measuring and improving drive performance. It describes average access time and data transfer rates for different types of drives like hard drives and CDs. It then discusses ways to optimize performance, such as through disk optimization, cleaning unnecessary files, scanning for errors, defragmenting disks, and compressing files. Finally, it outlines different drive interface standards including EIDE, SCSI, USB, and FireWire.

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McGraw-Hill Technology Education Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

McGraw-Hill Technology Education Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Chapter 6B

Measuring and
Improving Drive
Performance

McGraw-Hill Technology Education Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Drive Performance
Average access time
Also known as seek time
Time to find desired data
Measured in milliseconds
Depends on two factors
RPM
Time to access a track
Hard drive between 6 and 12 ms
CD between 80 and 800 ms

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Drive Performance
Data transfer rate
How fast data can be read
Measured in Bps or bps
Hard drive ranges from 15 to 160 MBps
CD ROMS depend on X factor
24x CD transfers 24 x 150 KBps
Floppy disks transfer at 45 KBps

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Data Transfer Rate

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Optimizing Performance
Disk optimization
Handled by operating system tool
Routine disk maintenance
Optimization should be run monthly

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Optimizing Performance
Clean up unnecessary files
Delete temp files
Uninstall unused programs
Delete obsolete data files
Files should be cleaned weekly

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Optimizing Performance
Scan a disk for errors
Bad spots on the media
Find and fix the error
Move data to a good spot
Mark the spot as bad
Disks should be scanned monthly

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Optimizing Performance
Defragment a disk
Files fragment when resaved
Fragmented files load slower
Defragment puts the fragments together
Disks should be defragged monthly

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Defragment

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Optimizing Performance
File compression
Shrinks the size of a file
Takes up less space on disk
Reduce a disks performance
Will increase disk capacity
PKZip, WinZip and WinRAR

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File Compression

763 KB
on disk

Compressed
157 KB

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Drive Interface Standards
Interface
How the device is connected
Drive controllers allow transfer of data
Dictates transfer rate and access time

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Drive Interface Standards
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
EIDE
Generic term for drive controllers
Several names
Fast IDE
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)
Up to 2 devices per controller
Most computers have 2 EIDE controllers

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Drive Interface Standards
Small Computer System Interface
SCSI
Higher transfer rates than EIDE
More than 40 devices per SCSI controller
Computers may have several SCSI controllers
Many versions exist
Versions are typically incompatible
Found in servers and workstations

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Drive Interface Standards
USB and FireWire
External drives
Transfer rate is limited
Many devices can be connected

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Chapter 6B

End of Chapter

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