The diagram below represents a simplified track on a hard disk drive (secondary storage) containing two fragmented files:
X1, X2, and X3)Y1, Y2, and Y3)Empty cells represent unallocated (free) storage space.
| Slot | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contents | Y2 | X1 | Y1 | X3 | Y3 | X2 |
Complete the table to show how the storage state will look after a defragmentation utility has successfully run.
23 exam-style questions on Edexcel IGCSE Computer Science Data storage and compression. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.