The movement of the hard drive's read/write heads over different areas of the disk when accessing fragmented files is slower, compared to accessing the entire contents of a non-fragmented file sequentially without moving the read/write heads to seek other fragments.
The giant oceanic manta ray can grow to a disc size of up to 7 m (23 ft) with a weight of about 1,350 kg (2,980 lb) but average size commonly observed is 4.5 m (15 ft). It is dorsoventrally flattened and has large, triangular pectoral fins on either side of the disc.
1 The giant manta ray is the largest ray species in the world. 2  The giant manta ray has the largest brain of all the worldâs fishes, and much remains to be discovered about its intelligence and social interactions. 3  Despite its massive size, the giant manta ray feeds on some of the smallest organisms in the ocean.