Multiple choice

The amount of time that is taken up in getting data from a disk is

  1. Delay time

  2. Access time

  3. Real time

  4. Latency

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Latency, specifically rotational latency, is the time it takes for the desired data on a disk to rotate under the read/write head. Access time is the sum of seek time and latency.