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Section 5B: Measuring and Improving Drive Performance
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This section includes the following topics:
- The importance of understanding drive performance
- How average access time is measured
- Why file compression is a factor in drive performance
- How data transfer rate is measured
- Drive interface standards commonly used in PCs
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