1. Explain the need for formatting disks.
2. Describe the structure of a disk.
3. Name and explain the purpose of each section of a disk.
4. Define formatting.
5. Explain the difference between internal and external commands.
6. List and explain the steps in formatting a floppy disk.
7. Explain the purpose and function of the /Q and other parameters used with the FORMAT command.
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1. Disks have to be formatted because the computer uses special processes for formatting disks. If the disk isn't formatted, the computer does not have the right information to save files, or read things off of the hard disk.
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2. Each hard disks have tracks which are divided into sectors. The sectors are also the smallest units on a disk. When files are saved to a hard disk, the computer uses numbers on the tracks and sectors to figure out where to put it. Then the sectors are made up into clusters, because the computer can only handle one sector at a time otherwise.
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3. Tracks- concentric circles on a disk that hold sectors, and helps tell the computer where to put information.
ReplyDeleteSectors- smallest unit on a disk, and tells the computer where to store information.
Clusters- Hold sectors so that the computer can handle more than one sector at a time.
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4. Formatting is made up of two different ways. Low-level formatting creates the numbers on the tracks and sectors, to distinguish them and make them easier to find.
ReplyDeleteHigh-level formatting creates a file system to hold the files in for easier finding.
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5. Internal commands are commands that are given to hardware inside the computer. Whereas, external commands are given to a hard drive, or external drive outside of the computer.
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6. First, the formatting program creates the boot record, the file allocation table and the root directory. There are two copies of the file allocation table. Then the files can be saved onto the disk.
ReplyDelete1. a disk must be partitioned before initial use.
ReplyDelete2. formatting consist of two parts: low level formatting, and high level formatting. low level creates sequentially numbers tracks and sectors for identification purposes. a track is considered a concentric circle on a disk. high formatting or logical formatting is whe n the operating system creates a file a file system on a disk so it can keep track of the location of files.
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4. formatting- preparing a disk for use. it can also refer to the way data looks in a document. \
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6. open command prompt. key in C:\ >cd /windows\system32 then hit ENTER.
key in dir format.com hit ENTER.
key in: format A, ENTER.
1.to let the disk be compatable with an operating system.
ReplyDelete2. tracks, then sectors
3.tracks= concentric circles on a disk
sector= smallest unit on a disk, usually 512 bytes
4. the process of preparing a disk so that it will be compatible with an operating system.
5. internal is kept in the computer and external is loaded in to the computer by something else
6.insert disk then type in format a
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Question 1:
ReplyDelete--So that information can be read from and written to the disks.
Question 2:
--There are concentric circles on a disk called Tracks. Tracks are dived into samller units called Sectors. If one or more sectors are grouped together they are called Clusters.
Question 3:
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Tracks: Concentric circles on a disk that are used as identification purposes.
Sectors: The smallest unit on a disk. When Track is divided into smaller units, sectors are formed. They are also used as identification purposes.
Clusters: Are one or more sectors that are combined into logical units. This allows the computer to manage data faster.
Question 4:
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Formatting: Preparing a disk for use. It can also refer to the way data looks in a document.
Question 5:
--External commands are given outside the computer. Internal commands are given inside the computer.
Question 6:
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Open the command prompt screen.
Type C:\>CD \Windows\System32
Hit Enter
Type C:\Windows\System32>DIR FORMAT.COM
Hit Enter
Type C:\Windows\System32>FORMAT A:
Hit Enter
Place the disk you wish to format in Drive A, then press Enter
Question 7:
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/Q stands for quick format and can only be used on disks that have already been formatted. It works like the usual Format Command but skips the low-level formatting. It clears the FAT and root directory as it prepares a disk for new files. It however does not check for bad sectors.
There is also a LABEL Command. It is an external command that lets you change the volume label without reformatting the disk.
/C which is NTFS only. Files created on the new volume will be compressed by default.
/X forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would no longer be valid.
CHAD MAHNKEN
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ReplyDelete1. So that when you go to save information the computer will be able to read it.
2.There is three section to a disk the first one is track, sector and the last one is cluster.
3.Tracks: Concentric circles on a disk that are used as identification purposes.It holds sectors together and tells information where to go.
Sectors: The smallest unit on a disk.They are also used as identification purposes.the also tell the computer excalty where to store the data.
Clusters: holds and combines sectors. so that the data you store into the fcomputer will be savd and read faster.
4.Formatting- Is when you Prepare a disk for use. It can also refer to the way data looks in a document when saved.
5.external sorting is used to refer to the sorting of huge volumes of data where the available main memory is not enough to handle the data. External commands correspond to a .com or .cmd file, ex. Robocopy
internal sorting is used for small volumes of data.Internal commands are stored in the cmd.exe command interpreter, ex. Dir
6open command prompt. key in C:\ >cd /windows\system32
then hit ENTER.
Key in C:\windows\system32>dir format.com
hit ENTER after typeing that in
key in: C:\windows\system32>format A
After tha step you wanna hit ENTER
Put in the disk you want and press enter and thats it.
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7. /Q performs a quick format. /C Compresses the files on the disk. /X Makes the volume dismount if necessary. /A:size Overides the default size.
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ReplyDelete7. /Q stands for quick format/ it skips the low level formatting it clears the fat and root directory
/V allows you to place a volume lable
/F formats floppy disks that do not match the capacity of a floppy disk drive
1. So the OS can read and write data and programs to the disk.
ReplyDelete2.Fromatting a disk consists of two parts: Low-level formatting, or physical formatting and high-level formatting or logicalformatting.
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4. Preparing a disk for use,it can also refer to the way data looks in a document.
5. Internal are those commands that are always presented in the computer until the computer is turned off,External are those commands that must be loaded from the disk each time they are used.
1.A disk should be formatted so the OS can read the information on the disk right.
ReplyDelete2.There are 3 different sections on a disk the sector, the cluster,and tracks.
3.Clusters hold one or more sectors so that the computer can manage the information.
Sectors let the computer know where to hold the information
Tracks tell the sectors where to put it.
4. It prepares the disk for use so information can be process.
5.Internal commands are commands given inside the computer and external are give outside the computer.
6.Open the command prompt screen.
Type c:\>cd \Windows\System32
Hit Enter
Type c:\Windows\System32>dir format.com
Hit Enter
Type C:\Windows\System32>format a:
Hit Enter
Place the disk you wish to format in Drive a, then press Enter
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ReplyDelete3. there are three critical elements. the boot record, two copies of the file allocation table, and the root directory. the remainder of the disk is used for file storage.
5. an external command is a program that resides on a disk and must be read into RAM before it can be used. an internal command is given to hardware, not the hard drive.
7. stands for quick format and only be used on disks that have already been formatted. skips low-level formatting. It clears the FAT and root directory. does NOT check for bad sectors.
1. a disk is partitioned before use.
ReplyDelete2. Formatting: 2 part; Lower level, high level. Low level creates number tracks and sectors for I D purposes. a track is consisted of concentric circles on a disk. High format or logical format is when the system creates a file so that it can keep track.
3. There are concentric on a disk that are used as identification purposes.
4.Formatting a disk for use, It can also refer to the way data looks in a document.
5. Internal commands are commands given to hardware inside the computer. External is given to the hard drive.
6.open command prompt C;\cd>windows\system32 hit enter,C;\windows\system32.dirformat.com then hit enter. Place the disk in the hard drive.
7.\Q quick format. it skips lower level formatting it clears the fat and root directory.\V allows you to to place volume label. \F formats floppy disks that do not match the capacity of the disk drive.
1. Formatting a disk sets it up so that a filing system can be put in place so that an OS may access the available space.
ReplyDelete2. The structure of a disk is that it has a platter that is separated by segments called "Sectors" and Circles called "Tracks" on which information is read or written.
3. The structure of a disk includes sectors and tracks.
Tracks are concentric circles on the disk where information is written.
Sectors are how the tracks are divided up and are the smallest unit on the disk.
4. Formatting is a way of preparing a disk for information to be written or read from it. It allocates the space on the disk as usable or non-usable and then free or taken by data.
5. Internal commands are ones that are permanently stored in a computer such as in the CMOS. External commands are commands that have to be loaded from a separate drive or entered each time the computer is turned on.
6. First you must find a floppy disk. They are ancient tablets used by our forefathers to record data before the time of the flash drive. Once you have your "floppy disk" you must then insert into another ancient device called a "floppy drive."
After these two steps are complete you go into cmd and type the following once your disk is in the drive:
>CD \Windows\system32
>DIR FORMAT.COM
>FORMAT A:
Congratulations! You have formatted your floppy disk the same way our ancestors did!
7. /Q is a way to quick format a drive
/C (NTFS only) Any files created on the new volume will be compressed by default.
/A:size Overrides the default allocation unit size.
/V:Label Specifies the volume label without having to reformat.
/FS:[Filesystem] Specifies which type of file system to use.
-Tim Childers
1. A disk must be formatted with the proper filesystem in order for data to be written to it.
ReplyDelete2. (Hard) Disks consist of cylinders or platters. These cylinders hold tracks and sectors, for use with storing data.
3. Tracks are concentric circles on a disk. The sectors are found within the tracks.
4.Formatting is the process in which you overwrite the previous filesystem with a new one, which eliminates any previous files on that disk.
5. Internal Commands are imbedded in the Command.com file and therefor can be accessed by typing those particular commands in. External Commands refer to any commands that are not imbedded in the Command.com file and require a different process to use them.
6. Open CMD
Type> format a:
Insert Disk and Press Enter
7. /Q Performs a quick format, which basically quickly overwrites the previous filesystem with a new one.
/C is an NTFS only parameter. It makes it so that files created on the new volume will be compressed.
/X Forces the volume to dismount first. It makes it so that all opened handles to the volume would no longer be valid.
-MATT CLYBURN
6.key in C:\windows\system32 press enter,then key in C:\windows\system32>DIR FORMAT.com press enter,C:\windows\system32 FORMAT A: place disk the disk you wish to format in A: then press enter
ReplyDelete7.Q\stand for quick format, when you wont to erase all files from an already formatted disk.
1. Explain the need for formatting disks.
ReplyDeletea. So the operating disk can build a structure of information to retrieve
the save information created by the current operating system software.
2. Describe the structure of a disk.
a. The structure of a disk is has a building block of information on how to
retrieve information.
3. Name and explain the purpose of each section of a disk.
a.It has the biginning and ending head ( concentric circles on the disk for
id pruposes, sector ( the smallest unit on the disk, and cluster ( hold and combines
sectors.
4. Define formatting.
a. It creates a language to the disk so it can read the software provided by
the operating system.
5. Explain the difference between internal and external commands.
a. internal commands reside in the computer and take space on the hard drive.
b. external commands reside on an operating disk.
6. List and explain the steps in formatting a floppy disk.
a. format a disk includes the following:
a: cd \windows\system32 enter
a: dir format.com enter
a: format a: enter
blank disk everything on the disk will be eliminated after you press enter
After tha step hit ENTER
Put in the disk you want and press enter and thats it.
7. Explain the purpose and function of the /Q and other parameters used with the FORMAT command.
a. This command actually formats the disk in quick status.
It clears all information on the disk. It also clears in the root directory.
Robert Dieckert