The document discusses different disk scheduling algorithms used to manage requests to access data from a disk drive. It describes First Come First Serve (FCFS) which processes requests in the order they arrive, Shortest Seek Time First (SSTF) which selects the request with the shortest seek time from the current head position, SCAN which moves the disk arm in one direction serving all requests until the end and then reverses direction, and C-SCAN which is similar to SCAN but does not serve any requests when returning to the opposite end of the disk after reversing direction.