Describe why buffering disk write operations isbeneficial. Include in your answer a mathematical comparison ofbuffered and unbuffered writes (i.e., using a simplified mode of adisk).
Solution
buffering disk write operations is beneficial because-:
- Preloading data into a reserved area of memory (thebuffer)
- It temporarily stores input or output data in an attempt tobetter match the speeds of two devices such as a fast CPU and aslow disk drive.
- Buffer may be used in between when moving data between twoprocesses within a computer. Data is stored in buffer as it isretrieved from one processes or just before it is sent to anotherprocess.
- With spooling, the
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