[Solved] The access time in disk scheduling is

Q.	The access time in disk scheduling is
A.	The time taken to position the head at the track.
B.	The time taken to reach the beginning of the sector of the track.
C.	The sum of seek time and rotational delay.
D.	None of these.
Answer» C. The sum of seek time and rotational delay.

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