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Define the following terms as used in disk management : (a) Formatting a disk (b) Disk partitioning (c) Disk compressing (d) Defragmentation

Define the following terms as used in disk management : (a) Formatting a disk (b) Disk partitioning (c) Disk compressing (d) Defragmentation

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a) formatting a disk - is the process of preparing a new disk by imprinting the empty sectors and tracks to enable create space for data storage.
b) Disk Partitioning - is the process of dividing a large physical disk into two or more physical drives called logical drives.
c)Disk Compressing -is the process of reducing the space occupied by files and folders to enable create more disk space for data storage.
d) Disk Defragmentation - Is the process of re-arranging the scattered files and folders to provide easy access of data quickly.
Dannie Mully answered the question on June 25, 2018 at 16:23

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