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Floppy disk has tracks and sectors.
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Tracks and sectors
Hard disks are organized into sectors, tracks, and cylinders.
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.
Floppy disks are divided into concentric circles known as tracks, which are further divided into sectors. Each sector typically holds a fixed amount of data, usually 512 bytes. The organization of tracks and sectors allows the disk drive to efficiently read and write data by locating specific areas on the disk surface. This structure is fundamental to the disk's ability to store and retrieve information systematically.
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Disks are always divided up into tracks and sectors, as shown in figure. To access any particular block of data, the program first moves to the correct track, then has you wait while the spinning disk moves the correct sector under the head.
Magnetic disks use a random access method for data retrieval, allowing the read/write heads to move directly to the location of the data on the disk platters. This method enables quick access to any data block without having to read through other blocks sequentially. The data is organized in tracks and sectors, facilitating efficient storage and retrieval. Overall, this random access capability enhances the performance of magnetic disks in data-intensive applications.