https://wiki.linux.edu/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:59:40 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://wiki.linux.edu/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg https://wiki.linux.edu/ https://wiki.linux.edu/handbook/handbook/hard_disk/cluster_block?rev=1271359136&do=diff Clusters and blocks Clusters You've already read that there are multiple sectors on each track in the disk, and you know that a single sector usually can store 512 bytes of data. That means that bigger files must be placed in a lot of sectors, depending of the size of the file. Consider having a large amount of data and a lot of files. That means that a single file would be placed in a lot of sectors. Managing so many sectors can be a very hard and time-taking job for the HDD. Therefore, FAT … anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:18:56 +0000 https://wiki.linux.edu/handbook/handbook/hard_disk/geometry?rev=1271359136&do=diff Disk geometry In this part, we will talk about the structure of the HDD. First, hard disks are called hard because they are not actually floppy disks. They consist of several parts. Take a look at the picture: Each HDD device has several concentrical disks, marked as anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:18:56 +0000 https://wiki.linux.edu/handbook/handbook/hard_disk/partition?rev=1271359136&do=diff What's a partition Definition: Hard disk partition is a defined storage space on a hard drive. Depending of the user needs, it is possible to separate the hard disk into several partitions. In that way, you create several logical devices, from one bigger, physical device. There is a reserved space on the beggining of the hard drive device, called anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:18:56 +0000