Contiguous file allocation- Each file occupies a set of contiguous blocks on the disk where allocation takes place using first fit/best fit.
Indexed File Allocation-Indexed allocation is bringing all the pointers together
Much more effective for direct access and
Inefficient for small files
Linked File Allocation-Each file is a linked list of blocks
NO external fragmentations
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