In a disk, once the access arm mechanism moves to a particular cylinder, every track of that cylinder can be accessed without further access arm mechanism movement.

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Once the access arm mechanism of a disk drive moves to a particular cylinder, all the tracks on that cylinder can be accessed without any further movement of the access arm mechanism. This is because all the tracks on a cylinder have the same radius and therefore the same distance from the center of the disk.

In a Disk, Once the Access Arm Mechanism Moves to a Particular