79. The type of allocation in which blocks of file are allocated to consecutive blocks of disks is classified as a. indexed allocation b. header allocation c. contiguous allocation d. linked allocation

79. The type of allocation in which blocks of file are allocated to consecutive blocks of disks is classified as a. indexed allocation b. header allocation c. contiguous allocation d. linked allocation

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Chapter12: Secondary Storage Management

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79.	The type of allocation in which blocks of file are allocated to consecutive blocks of disks is classified as
a.	indexed allocation
b.	header allocation
c.	contiguous allocation
d.	linked allocation

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