FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

WHAT IS COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What happens during Defragmentation?
A
Information is rearranged on a USB
B
Information is rearranged on a Hard Drive
C
To make the retrieval of data quicker
D
To make the retrieval of data slower
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Defragmentation or “defragging” rearranges the way your files are stored on. a hard disk drive so they can be accessed more easily, improving read speeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does defragging your computer do? Defragmentation reverses the process your computer uses to break up data when it saves files to your hard drive. Defragging reformats your drive, reconstituting the files that were fragmented when they were written (saved) to your disk.

Detailed explanation-3: -Those fragmented, individual pieces of data are referred to generally as fragments. Defragmentation, then, is the process of un-fragmenting or piecing together, those fragmented files so they sit closer, physically, on the drive or other media, potentially speeding up the drive’s ability to access the file.

Detailed explanation-4: -Defragmentation is the process of moving portions of files around on a disk to defragment files, that is, the process of moving file clusters on a disk to make them contiguous.

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