Question

This question is about space allocation method for files on a magnetic hard drive. a. Contiguous allocation is a way of allocate blocks to files. However, it can suffer from

over or under estimation. Describe one problem that each will cause. . Another way of allocation is to used linked blocks. The slides suggest using FAT (file allocation table) to improve the performance. How can FAT improve the performance?

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