Unlabelled Contiguous LBA Explanation

Contiguous LBA Explanation

By At July 05, 2026 0

Simulation of how contiguous logical block addresses map onto cylinders across stacked platters, distinguishing cheap head switches from expensive seeks

Stacked platters with three cylinders traced by LBA order Four platters stacked vertically, each with a spindle through the center. Three cylinder columns near the outer edge each contain four LBAs, one per platter, connected by orange head-switch arrows going down and gray dashed seek arrows going between cylinders. Head switch (fast) Seek (slow)
Current LBA–
Cylinder / Head–
Last move–
Seeks so far0
Head switches so far0
Simulated elapsed time0 ms
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