Subject

    Computer Science

    Topic

    Computer Hardware

    Which disk scheduling algorithm favors the nearest request to minimize seek time?

    ক)
    FCFS
    খ)
    SSTF (Shortest Seek Time First)
    গ)
    SCAN (Elevator)
    ঘ)
    C-LOOK only

    Explanation

    SSTF reduces average seek by serving the closest track next. It can starve far requests, so SCAN/C-SCAN variants sweep across the disk for fairness. SSDs don’t benefit from such policies; they are nearly seek-free. Modern OSes adapt per storage type.

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