Definition: Disk Crash


The term is used for any problem with the disk, usually hard disk. If hard disk is not able to read/write, it is known as hard disk crash. More specifically it is called head crash.




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Striping

Spreading data over several disks on a bit, byte, or cylinder level. The intention is to improve performance by letting the positions and read/write operations overlap in time.

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