Question: Given a typical magnetic hard drive with 5 platters, answer the following: a. (4 points) How many recording surfaces would you expect it to

Given a typical magnetic hard drive with 5 platters, answer the following: 

Given a typical magnetic hard drive with 5 platters, answer the following: a. (4 points) How many recording surfaces would you expect it to have? b. (4 points) How many read/write heads would it need to serve all recording surfaces? c. (4 points) How many arms holding read/write heads would it need?

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