disk formatting

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• Disk formatting — Formatting a hard drive using MS DOS Disk formatting is the process of preparing a hard disk drive or flexible disk medium for data storage. In some cases, the formatting operation may also create one or more new file systems. The formatting… …   Wikipedia

• Disk sector — Figure 1. Disk structures: (A) Track (B) Geometrical sector (C) Track sector (D) Cluster In computer disk storage, a sector is a subdivision of a track on a magnetic disk or optical disc. Each sector stores a fixed amount of user data.… …   Wikipedia

• Disk partitioning — GParted is a popular utility used for disk partitioning Disk partitioning is the act of dividing a hard disk drive into multiple logical storage units referred to as partitions, to treat one physical disk drive as if it were multiple disks.… …   Wikipedia

• Disk Utility — Developer(s) Apple Inc …   Wikipedia

• Disk storage — or disc storage is a general category of storage mechanisms, in which data are digitally recorded by various electronic, magnetic, optical, or mechanical methods on a surface layer deposited of one or more planar, round and rotating disks (or… …   Wikipedia

• formatting — format format 2 verb formatted PTandPP formatting PRESPART [transitive] 1. COMPUTING to put an instruction into a computer in order to prepare a disk so that information can be …   Financial and business terms

• formatting — for·mat·ting || fÉ”rmætɪŋ / fɔːm n. (Computers) preparation of a diskette or hard disk for reading and writing; design, setting of configurations of a document for·mat || fÉ”rmæt / fɔːm n. structure, pattern, design; organization;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• formatting —    The process of initializing a new, blank floppy disk or hard disk so that it can be used to store information …   Dictionary of networking

• Hard disk drive — Hard drive redirects here. For other uses, see Hard drive (disambiguation). Hard disk drive Mechanical interior of a modern hard disk drive Date invented 24 December 1954 [1] …   Wikipedia

• Floppy disk — Floppy redirects here. For other uses, see Floppy (disambiguation). 8 inch, 5 1⁄4 inch, and 3 1⁄2 inch floppy disks …   Wikipedia

• Floppy disk format — and density refer to the logical and physical layout of data stored on a floppy disk. Since their introduction, there have been many popular and rare floppy disk types, densities, and formats used in computing, leading to much confusion over… …   Wikipedia