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Question 4

The diagram below represents a simplified track on a hard disk drive (secondary storage) containing two fragmented files:

  • File X (consisting of blocks X1, X2, and X3)
  • File Y (consisting of blocks Y1, Y2, and Y3)

Empty cells represent unallocated (free) storage space.

Slot123456789101112
ContentsY2X1Y1X3Y3X2

Complete the table to show how the storage state will look after a defragmentation utility has successfully run.

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