a) Given the following specifications: Data records & blocks characteristics: Fixed-length record size = 170 bytes...

 

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a) Given the following specifications: Data records & blocks characteristics: Fixed-length record size = 170 bytes Size of a block = 1024 bytes Non-data overhead per block = 110 bytes Disk characteristics: Number of blocks per track = 64 Number of tracks per cylinder = 8 1) What is the blocking factor used for the above data file? 2) How many records can be stored in one track? 3) How many blocks are required to store a file with 25,000 records? 4) what is the size of internal fragmentation of one block? a) Given the following specifications: Data records & blocks characteristics: Fixed-length record size = 170 bytes Size of a block = 1024 bytes Non-data overhead per block = 110 bytes Disk characteristics: Number of blocks per track = 64 Number of tracks per cylinder = 8 1) What is the blocking factor used for the above data file? 2) How many records can be stored in one track? 3) How many blocks are required to store a file with 25,000 records? 4) what is the size of internal fragmentation of one block?