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Medium-Easy Understand Back-of-Envelope Estimation Multiple Choice

What is the latency difference between an L1 cache hit and a spinning disk seek?

Understand — Tests comprehension and ability to explain concepts.

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A 100×
B 1,000×
C 10,000,000×
D 20,000,000×

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This question is from the Back-of-Envelope Estimation topic (System Design).

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