Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 7 - No. 39)
What determines the time it takes to access data on an HDD?
The speed of the platters.
The time for the head to move.
The number of files on the drive.
The size of the drive.
Paliwanag
Access time is determined by the rotation speed of the platters and the movement of the read/write head.