How do I the interpret "Disk file operations I/O" wait event?

I have a large and very busy batch database. All of a sudden the "Disk file operations I/O" wait event is in the top 5 in AWR.
The manual page isn't very helpful:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e17110/waitevents003.htm#insertedID40
Disk file operations I/O
This event is used to wait for disk file operations (for example, open, close, seek, and resize). It is also used for miscellaneous I/O operations such as block dumps and password file accesses.
So here is my question: What exactly is going on when I see this wait event? Why doesn't it show up as one of the other I/O events? Can I make it go away? Should I make it go away?
DR

sb92075 wrote:
All of a sudden the "Disk file operations I/O" wait event is in the top 5 in AWR.Top wait event
In EVERY Top Wait Event list, one wait event will ALWAYS be on top as #1; by definition of the list.
Simply because any item, even #1, appears on this list does not mean this is a problem & needs to be fixed.
If the Top Wait Event accounts for only 5 seconds out of a 1 hour sample,
then reducing it to ZERO won't measurably improve overall application performance.
The actual Time Waited is required to determine if it is a problem or not.It's taking 20% of time in a 15 minute sample. Anything that takes 20% of deserves to be understood....So: What actually causes it?
DR

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