A regional meteorological station operates a data logging server that continuously writes, updates, and deletes environmental sensor data logs on a magnetic Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Over several months of continuous operation, the server's file access times have significantly degraded. A network administrator suggests running a defragmentation utility to resolve this.
Describe the process by which the logging server's magnetic hard disk drive becomes fragmented over time.
Practise OCR GCSE Computer Science Utility software with exam-style questions for GCSE Computer Science. 12 questions, matched to the OCR GCSE Computer Science (J277) specification and written in Component 01 and Component 02 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.