What is Formating (Low Level Formatting And High Level Formatting)

Disk formatting is the initial part of the process for preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for its first use. A disk formatting may set up multiple file systems by formatting partitions for each file system. There are two steps involved in formatting magnetic media such as floppy disks and hard disks.

1.Low-level formatting- This formatting involves the creations of the actual structures on the surface of the media that are used to hold the data. This means the tracks and marking the start of each sector on each track. Low level formatting sometimes called ―true formatting‖ since it is actually recording the format that will be used to store information on the disk.

2.High-level formatting- This is the process of creating the disk’s logical structure such as the file allocation table and root directory. The high level format uses the structures created by the low level format to prepare the disk to hold files using the chosen file system.









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