2007-10-01 15:49:56 · 2 answers · asked by Cassius Clay 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Several answers suggest themselves.
Diagnostic programs can reside on the hard drive to give you an answer directly.
A paging file resides on the hard drive, it's size and contiguity will affect performance.
In general, defragmented or continuous files will improve prformance by minimizing head movement.
2007-10-01 15:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hard Drives in general read from the hub and move outward. The closer to the hub the data is the faster it can access the data. As you add more data and programs they move outward and sometimes place files further away from the program. This in turn fragments the hard drive and slows down the access speed. Defrag rearranges the files and data closer to the hub, increasing the access speed.
2007-10-01 23:15:30 · answer #2 · answered by PCSTech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋