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Tracks numbering on a hard disk begins at 0 from the outer edge and moves towards the center, typically reaching a value of ___________.
The correct answer is A. 1023. Hard disk tracks are numbered starting at 0 on the outermost edge, incrementing inward toward the center of the platter. Under the legacy CHS (Cylinder-Head-Sector) addressing scheme - which was widely used and is still referenced in forensic disk analysis - cylinders (and corres
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Tracks numbering on a hard disk begins at 0 from the outer edge and moves towards the center, typically reaching a value of ___________.
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- A1023
- B1020
- C1024
- D2023
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(22 responses)- A91% (20)
- B5% (1)
- D5% (1)
Explanation
Hard disk tracks are numbered starting at 0 on the outermost edge, incrementing inward toward the center of the platter. Under the legacy CHS (Cylinder-Head-Sector) addressing scheme - which was widely used and is still referenced in forensic disk analysis - cylinders (and correspondingly tracks per surface) were addressed with values from 0 to 1023, giving 1024 total cylinders. The maximum track number is therefore 1023. The other values (1020, 1024, 2023) do not correspond to this standard limit.
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