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• Shortest seek first — is a disk scheduling algorithm to determine the motion of the disk s arm and head in servicing read and write requests. Description This is a direct improvement upon a first come first served (FIFO) algorithm. The drive maintains an incoming… …   Wikipedia

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• SSTF — abbr. Shortest Seek Time First …   Dictionary of English abbreviation

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