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7. FAT, Slack, and Unallocated Space


  • Clusters 3, 6, and 8 are allocated; clusters 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9 are unallocated

  • Clusters 6 and 8 are only partially filled; the unused portion is slack space

  • File gary.txt:

    • logical size is 1,034 bytes

    • physical size is 2,048 bytes (slack = 1,014 B)

  • File hello.jpg:

    • logical size is 3,973 bytes

    • physical size is 4,096 bytes (slack = 123 B)

    FAT, Slack, and Unallocated Space

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