When a file is opened for the first time, it is the responsibility of the operating system to guarantee that the blocks will be written to disc in the right sequence. Is the significance of this really warranted, or are magnetic discs simply like any other kind of disc? I was wondering whether switching to SSDs (solid-state drives) would have any effect. - For what reason is this happening?

When a file is opened for the first time, it is the responsibility of the operating system to guarantee that the blocks will be written to disc in the right sequence. Is the significance of this really warranted, or are magnetic discs simply like any other kind of disc? I was wondering whether switching to SSDs (solid-state drives) would have any effect. - For what reason is this happening?

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

Section: Chapter Questions

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