It should be clear that disk striping can improve data transfer rate when the strip siz is small compared to the I/O request size. It should also be clear that RAID 0 pro vides improved performance relative to a single large disk, because multiple I/O re quests can be handled in parallel. However, in this latter case, is disk striping necessary? That is, does disk striping improve I/O request rate performance com- pared to a comparable disk array without striping?

It should be clear that disk striping can improve data transfer rate when the strip siz is small compared to the I/O request size. It should also be clear that RAID 0 pro vides improved performance relative to a single large disk, because multiple I/O re quests can be handled in parallel. However, in this latter case, is disk striping necessary? That is, does disk striping improve I/O request rate performance com- pared to a comparable disk array without striping?

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

Section: Chapter Questions

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