Definition: Cylinder, Head, Sector (CHS) Addressing


A method of referencing the sectors on a drive as a collection of unique cylinder, head and sector addresses. Each block on the drive will have a unique cylinder, head and sector address.




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Disk: Concentric circles where the data is stored, divided into sectors. Tape: The tracks of the tape prepared for storage of data, divided into blocks. See format.

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