What do you mean by formatting?

Formatting is dividing a blank disk into 1 small areas and then numbering, which provides the computer save to read the data. Without these tools the computer would not know how to read and write the contents of the hard disk. The concept of format is only used in computer hard disk, with the development of electronic products, many memory have used the term "format", the narrow sense of understanding, is equal to zero data, delete all the data in the memory, and restore the memory to the initial state. Typically, formatting is the creation of tracks and sectors on the disk, and after the track and sector are established, the computer can use the disk to store the data. So it is also necessary to use the format of the partition love can be used. After the disk is partitioned, then that is what we call the format (advanced format), so that the hard drive is zeroed out and the memory is restored to its original state.

Here, for example, the meaning of formatting. For example, we built a new house, but did not decorate a good knowledge of the building a few rooms, you said there is no decoration must be unable to live, especially now people's living requirements are very high, then we must ask the decoration and cleaning workers to decorate the house, and here the decoration workers do is the meaning of the format, Is that computers cannot be used without a partition format. Hard disk before the use of advanced format can also identify the hard disk track and sector damage, if the format of the process unimpeded, the hard drive generally no serious. I believe you know the meaning of the format first. Is that the new disk we purchased before use, to enable the operating system to recognize it, to write some magnetic signs to each sector on the disk, you can use the operating system to access the data on the disk, this action is called format.