The time it takes a computer to retrieve stored data Technically speaking, access time is the time interval between the instant a computer calls for data from a storage medium (such as a hard disk, CD-ROM, or the Internet) and the instant the data is delivered If you leave your computer and your browser stays idle for too long, your ISP may automatically "cut your time off" and you will need to dial-up to regain access
The time taken from a computer's request for DATA stored on disk or in memory to the data being delivered Usually measured in nanoseconds for memory or milleseconds for disks
A measure of the time interval between the instant that the data are called from storage and the instant that delivery is complete
Access time is the time that is needed to get information that is stored in a computer. This system helps speed up access times. The average time lag between a request for information stored on a particular component, such as the hard drive or RAM, and its delivery. the time taken by a computer to find and use a piece of information in its memory
The length of time required for a binary WORD in the memory section of a computer to be read by the CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU), or the time to read data from a peripheral data storage area
The period of time which elapses between a request for information from disk or memory and the information arriving at the requesting device Memory (RAM) may have an access time of 80 nanoseconds or less, while hard disk access time could be 18 milliseconds or less
The period of time that elapses between a request for information from disk or memory and the information arriving at the requesting device Memory access time refers to the time it takes to transfer a character from memory to or from the processor, while disk access time refers to the time it takes to place the read/write heads over the requested data
The time interval between the request for imformation and the instant that this information is available This is often the time taken for one complete access of a peripheral by the central processing unit
The period between the time the computer requests data from a secondary storage device and the time the transfer of data is completed
The average time (in nanoseconds) for RAM to complete one access Access Time is composed of address setup time and latency (the time it takes to initiate a Request for data and prepare access)
Elapsed time between the receipt and completion of a read or write command by a storage device
The time required to retrieve data from a storage device and transmit it to a specified location
The average time interval between a storage peripheral (usually a disk drive or semiconductor memory) receiving a request to read or write a certain location and returning the value read or completing the write