Definition: Transfer Rate


The rate at which the hard drive sends and receives data from the controller. Processing, head switches, and seeks are all figured into the transfer rate in order to accurately portray drive performance. The burst mode transfer rate is separate from transfer rate, as it refers only to the transfer of data into RAM.




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Arbitration

The act of determining which command, device, or communication protocol controls the operating environment.

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