Question

Case 5-2 Dean has been using computers for some time now, but he is unfamiliar with a number of utility programs. In order to better maintain his computer, he decides to ask his coworker Andrea for advice on basic utility programs. Andrea tells Dean that he should periodically perform ____ on his computer to optimize the hard drive so that it works more efficiently. This process works by rearranging the data on the hard drive so all files are stored in contiguous locations.

Answer 1

Defragmentation

Step-by-step explanation:

Defragmentation is a process where all piece of data that scatter around are arranged into contiguous locations. Defragmentation is especially important to keep a healthy hard drive.

Fragmented data in hard drive will slow down the reading time. Hence, defragmentation can be considered a house keeping routine which should be performed on a computer on regular basis to give optimum performance on the hard drive.

Besides, defragmentation can also free up some spaces for our hard drive.