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Input/Output of data to/from a system. This usually implies file storage or network communication, but may also mean interaction with a user through a user interface.

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At what point is asynchronous reading of disk I/O more efficient than synchronous?

Assuming there is some bit of code that reads files for multiple consumers, and the files are of any arbitrary size: At what size does it become more efficient to read the file asynchronously? Or to p …
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