That would be called low-level formatting.
No, backup is most certainly not that. Formatting is the process fo dividing the disk into tracks and Sectors.
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The process of marking tracks and sectors to prepare the disk to receive data is called formatting. During formatting, the disk is organized and divided into individual storage units that can be written and read by the computer's operating system. This prepares the disk for storing files and other data.
Floppy disk has tracks and sectors.
A low-level format is the process that marks the location of tracks and sectors on a disk. A disk cannot be partitioned or formatted until a low-level format is completed.
Bits. Groups of bits are organized into sectors or blocks, which are further grouped into clusters, which are further grouped into tracks.
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.
It uses tracks and sectors to find certain pin points on where the data is. Some of the spots are reserved for certain files.
Hard disk formatting means preparing new space for data storage. This is by creating tracks and sectors in the disk.
To calculate the capacity of a floppy disk, you need to know its specifications, including the number of sectors, the size of each sector, and the number of tracks. The formula is: Capacity = Number of Tracks × Number of Sectors per Track × Size of Each Sector. For example, a standard 3.5-inch floppy disk typically has 80 tracks, 18 sectors per track, and a sector size of 512 bytes, resulting in a capacity of approximately 1.44 MB.