Unlabelled Visualizing Disk Geometry Using Cylinders - v1

Visualizing Disk Geometry Using Cylinders - v1

By At July 05, 2026 0

Interactive simulation of a spinning disk platter showing tracks, sectors, the read/write head seeking across tracks, and how the same track across stacked platters forms a cylinder

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Top-down view of a disk platter Concentric tracks divided into sectors, with a read/write head that seeks radially to a track then waits for the platter to rotate the target sector into position. Arm pivot
Cylinder (track)–
Sector–
Seek time–
Rotational latency–
Total access time–
Side view of stacked platters Four stacked platters viewed from the side, with a highlighted vertical band marking the same track across every platter — a cylinder. Select a sector
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