COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Why Is a Fragmented Disk Slower Than One

question 47

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT Why is a fragmented disk slower than one that is defragmented?

• A) A fragmented disk contains temporary Internet files and unused program files that need to be deleted.
• B) A fragmented disk contains programs that were deleted using Windows Explorer.
• C) A fragmented disk has many files stored in noncontiguous sectors.
• D) A fragmented disk has no index.

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