Question

Defragmenting the hard drive identifies areas on the hard drive that need to be fixed

Answer 1

Answer:

Defragmenting the hard drive identifies areas on the hard drive that need to be fixed? The answer is FALSE.

Explanation:

When certain information are being removed from the hard drive, tiny gaps are usually being created which can be filled when we store new data. As the new data is being saved on our computer, they occupy those available spaces. When the gaps are not large enough for the files, they get stored in other available areas. This makes the entire files to be scattered and the process is called fragmentation.  

In defragmentation, the system is being asked to put all these scattered information in one area of the file, so that it could be easier for one to access them faster. It does not identify areas on the hard drive that needs to be fixed.  

Check Disk (chkdsk.exe), rather helps with scanning through the entire hard drive, to find and fix errors.