22 votes 22 votes Formatting for a floppy disk refers to arranging the data on the disk in contiguous fashion writing the directory erasing the system data writing identification information on all tracks and sectors Operating System gate1998 operating-system disk normal + – Kathleen asked Sep 25, 2014 edited Feb 22, 2018 by go_editor Kathleen 7.3k views answer comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply `JEET commented Dec 30, 2019 reply Follow Share Can erasing the data be correct? In question system data is given. 0 votes 0 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
Best answer 36 votes 36 votes Answer is (D) . The formatted disk capacity is always less than the "raw" unformatted capacity specified by the disk's manufacturer, because some portion of each track is used for sector identification and for gaps (empty spaces) between sectors and at the end of the track. Reference : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk_format Akash Kanase answered Nov 6, 2015 edited Jun 26, 2018 by Milicevic3306 Akash Kanase comment Share Follow See all 4 Comments See all 4 4 Comments reply gshivam63 commented Jul 2, 2016 reply Follow Share Can anyone please explain this in simple and easy language :) 1 votes 1 votes Adarsh Pandey commented Oct 29, 2019 i edited by Adarsh Pandey Oct 30, 2019 reply Follow Share Basically, for a disk to be ready to use , some metadata needs to be stored , which is done by the formatting process .Thats why, fomatted , or ready to use disk, has slightly less capacity than unformatted disk. Refer: "Disk formatting is the process of preparing a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, solid-state drive, floppy disk or USB flash drive for initial use." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_formatting 14 votes 14 votes `JEET commented Oct 29, 2019 reply Follow Share Right answer. 0 votes 0 votes Aalok8523 commented Jul 7, 2020 reply Follow Share I hope below image help to understand what is track and sector on the disk. 1 votes 1 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
–3 votes –3 votes Ans is C http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_formatting Keith Kr answered Feb 1, 2015 Keith Kr comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
–5 votes –5 votes In case of Floppy disk formatting mean erasing the same area while in case of magnetic disk , formatting mean writing identification information of sector and tracks spriti1991 answered Mar 24, 2015 spriti1991 comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.