Question: What is the expected time for a sequential block access and the expected time for a random block access given a hard disk drive with

What is the expected time for a sequential block access and the expected time for a random block access given a hard disk drive with the following characteristics?

• Average seek time = 7.5 ms

• Spindle speed = 5400 rpm

• Transfer rate = 200 MBps

• Block size = 512 bytes

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