Questions for Chapter 6
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What algebraic relationship holds between
mean time to failure (MTTF),
mean time to repair (MTTR), and
mean time between failures (MTBF)?
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How is availability defined in term of MTTF, MTTR, and MTBF?
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What is rotational latency?
What is seek time?
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What two general techniques are used in RAID?
What is the benefit of each?
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What is the most important difference between the
north bridge and the south bridge in a modern
computer's chip set?
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What is DMA?