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The maximum amount of information that is available in one portion of the disk access arm for a removal disk pack (without further movement of the arm with multiple heads)

a.

a plate of data

b.

a cylinder of data

c.

a track of data

d.

a block of data

Answer: (b).a cylinder of data

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