disk controller

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disk
noun[C]
uk
/dɪsk/us
/dɪsk/
a flat, circular device that is used for ...
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controller
noun[C]
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/kənˈtrəʊ.lər/us
/kənˈtroʊ.lɚ/
a device used to operate or control a machine, a computer ...
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(Definition ofdiskandcontrollerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A special sync mark is used to allow thediskcontrollerto figure out where the data starts.
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A "disk array controller" name is often improperly shortened to a "diskcontroller".
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The search logic was incorporated into thediskcontroller.
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If the drive appears likely to fail soon, the system sends notification to thediskcontroller.
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A single densitydiskcontrollerwas used to keep costs down.
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By this stage, to reduce costs and to take advantage of increased hardware speeds, the search logic was incorporated into thediskcontroller.
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Their study had revealed the potential for substantial performance improvements in large-scale database applications by the inclusion of search logic in thediskcontroller.
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Adiskcontrollercould therefore transfer data into memory with no load on the processor.
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On the other hand, adiskcontrollerallows a "disk" to talk to the same bus.
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Thediskcontrollercan either deny all writes to the disk and report them as failures, or use on-board memory to cache the writes for the duration of the session.
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The compact case included two 5 half-height disks (two floppies or one floppy and one hard disk), and ample space for standard options (harddiskcontroller, additional video memory).
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A monitor and any floppy or hard disk drives are connected to the motherboard through cables connected to graphics adapter anddiskcontrollercards, respectively, installed in expansion slots.
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Later "soft sectored" disks had only one index hole, and sector position was determined by thediskcontroller or low level software from patterns marking the start of a sector.
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Additional peripherals such as disk controllers and serial ports were provided as expansion cards.
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Generally, the same drives were used to read and write both types of disks, with only the disks and disk controllers differing.
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Each disk was mirrored, with separate connections to two independent disk controllers.
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Other components include video boards, disk controllers, peripheral expansion, and prototyping boards.
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Early disk controllers were identified by their storage methods and data encoding.
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