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OCR: 4-18 WOD PUTER FILS ES AND DATA STORAGE The amount of data computer can store on each side of a disk depends on the the 1S formatted. In Chapter you learned that must be formatted before you can store data on it. The formatting process cre ates series 0 concentric tracks on the and each track divided into smaller segments called sectors as shown Figure Fiqure 4-17 Tracks and secors of onn attec cisk -The outer and inner edges of the disk are you used for dat a form atted disk storage divided into circular tracks Tracks are divided into vedge- shaped sectors .One sector ofe a track holds 512 bytes of data file that is 512 bytes or less fits ina single sector Larger files are stored in more than sector Disk dens ity refers : to the size of i the magnetic particles on the surface The higher t ...