Disk Management in the Information Age
Barbara J. Minnick, Douglas Kristopher Smith · Journal of Education for Business · 1998
Teaching file management concepts has become common, but important disk management concepts should also be taught. Teachers and students should understand (a) the reasons for using directories/folders and proper use of directories/folders, (b) how fragmentation occurs and how to correct it, (c) how to partition large hard drives to reduce the size of the allocation unit and recover wasted space, and (d) how surface defects occur and can be detected before they cause problems.