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Q18) (Input / Output) Disk requests come in to the disk driver for different cylinders during times given in the below table. Assuming all files

Q18) (Input / Output) Disk requests come in to the disk driver for different cylinders during times given in the below table. Assuming all files are of the same size, a data read takes 6 msec per request and moving the disk head by one cylinder takes 1 msec. Assuming the disk head is initially at cylinder 20, how much seek time is needed for: (Justify your answers for partial credits)

Time (msec)
Cylinder Request
Time (msec)
Cylinder Request
0
10
27
20
22
11
28
2
24
17
29
40
25
12
40
6
26
22
41
38

(a) (5 pts) First-come, first served.

(b) (5 pts) Closest cylinder next.

(c) (5 pts) Elevator algorithm (initially moving upward).

(d) (5 pts) Elevator algorithm starting from cylinder 0 (initially moving upward).

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