Question

Compare the two types of formatting that IDE devices must go through. What is the primary difference between the two?

Answer 1

There are two types of formatting the IDE devices must go through:

1. Quick Formatting
2. Full Formatting

Step-by-step explanation:

Quick Formatting only writes the blocks that contain the file system structure while Full Formatting access each sector on the disk and write zeros to all data sectors. that is the reason why Full Formatting takes more time.

One reason you might want to do Full Formatting is when you want to give away your disk. In this case, Full Formatting will access each sector and erase the data completely.

Answer 2

A quick format changes the file system while the full format also checks the drive for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is the reason why the Full format takes twice as long as the Quick format. If you choose the Quick format option, the format removes address files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors.