-It refers to the process of preparing a hard disk or other storage medium for use including setting up an empty file system.It includes the following steps
-Determine the sector size and placement
-Slices the disk into sectors by writing codes on the disk
-Locates bad spots on the disk, locks it out to prevent usage
-Side number, track number:locates where the computer will store data.
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