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What is dividing a disk into tracks sectors and clusters so the OS can store and locate data on the disk?
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Is the process of dividing a disk into tracks and sectors so the operaing system can store and locate data and information on the disk?
formatting
Is backup the process of dividing the disk into tracks and sectors?
No, backup is most certainly not that. Formatting is the process fo dividing the disk into tracks and Sectors.
Electronic marks put on disk as tracks and sectors are known as?
Bits. Groups of bits are organized into sectors or blocks, which are further grouped into clusters, which are further grouped into tracks.
What is the process of dividing a disk into tracks and sectors so data and information can be stored on it?
formatting
What is the word for dividing the hard disk of a computer into tracks and sectors?
That would be called low-level formatting.
What is a disk cluster?
A disk cluster is a location on a disk's surface that stores data. Most disks are divided into platters/cylinders, tracks, and sectors, and sectors are grouped into clusters when formatted with a file system.
What is a track in secondary storage device of computer?
track mean a path in secondary storage, storage contains traks in circles and in every track there is sectors means tracks are dividing in different chunks of sectors
Tracks and sectors in floppy disk?
80
How many number of tracks and sectors in hard disks?
30 000 Tracks Per Inch
What are floppy disks divided into?
Floppy disk has tracks and sectors.
Which command can be used to recreate the disks tracks and sectors?
FORMAT
What do formatted disks have that the system software uses to reference data locations?
Tracks and sectors
