Computer Science for IGCSE & O level - Hardware (Section 17 - No. 15)
What action is taken when data is fragmented on an HDD?
The data is stored contiguously.
Access time is decreased.
The data is distributed across different areas of the disk.
No action is taken.
Shpjegimi
Fragmentation means data is spread across different locations on the disk, which can slow down performance.