Disk formatting utility

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Quick Questions

Shade in the A or B circle for each question.

1. What is the main job of a disk formatter?

A It prepares a storage device for use by setting up a file system

B It makes a computer's processor run faster

2. You plug in a brand new USB stick and your computer says it must be formatted before use. Why?

A It has a virus that the formatter will remove

B It has no file system yet, so files cannot be stored in an organised way

3. What usually happens to the existing data on a drive when it is formatted?

A It is kept and compressed to save space

B It is erased

4. Which is the best thing to do before formatting a USB stick that holds your homework?

A Copy the homework to another device as a backup

B Nothing, because formatting keeps all files safe

5. Which describes what a file system does on a formatted drive?

A It creates the structure used to store and find files

B It speeds up the drive by moving file pieces together

Match the Pairs

Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.

Left column		Right column
1disk formatter		AUtility software that prepares a drive or USB stick for use by creating a file system on it
2format E: /FS:NTFS		Bbackup(photos); format(drive)
3Formatting a new USB stick creates the file system structure that lets it store files		Cformat F: /FS:FAT32
4Formatting erases all the existing data on a drive, so back up important files first		DFormats drive E and sets up a new NTFS file system, erasing the data that was on it
5A new USB stick can store files without being formatted, because a disk formatter only deletes data		EFormatting erases the existing data on the drive, so old files are not kept safe.
6format D: keeps all the old files safe on the drive		FA disk formatter does more than delete data: it creates the file system the device needs to store files.

Definitions

disk formatter

Fill in the Blanks

Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.

IF drive.isNew = TRUE THEN ______(drive) ENDIF

FORMAT(usb) dataErased ← ____

FORMAT(usb) CREATE __________ ON usb SAVE file ON usb

__ drive.hasData = TRUE THEN OUTPUT "Data will be erased" ENDIF

FORMAT(usb) fileCount ← COUNT(usb.files) IF fileCount = _ THEN OUTPUT "Empty"

Spot the Error

Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.

Question 1

A INPUT drive

B INPUT confirm

C IF confirm = "yes" THEN

D keep_all_data(drive)

E ENDIF

Question 2

A CALL delete_file_system(drive)

B OUTPUT "Ready to store files"

C CALL save_file(drive)

Question 3

A drive ← USB stick

B CALL format(drive)

C OUTPUT "Ready to use"

Question 4

A drive ← "new drive"

B OUTPUT "Formatting..."

C CALL erase_data drive)

D CALL create_file_system(drive)

Question 5

A INPUT drive

B IF has_files = TRUE THEN

C OUTPUT "Data will be kept"

D ENDIF

E CALL format(drive)

Answer Key

Disk formatting utility

Section A: Quick Questions

A — It prepares a storage device for use by setting up a file system

B — It has no file system yet, so files cannot be stored in an organised way

B — It is erased

A — Copy the homework to another device as a backup

A — It creates the structure used to store and find files

Section B: Match the Pairs

disk formatter → Utility software that prepares a drive or USB stick for use by creating a file system on it

format E: /FS:NTFS → Formats drive E and sets up a new NTFS file system, erasing the data that was on it

Formatting a new USB stick creates the file system structure that lets it store files → format F: /FS:FAT32

Formatting erases all the existing data on a drive, so back up important files first → backup(photos); format(drive)

A new USB stick can store files without being formatted, because a disk formatter only deletes data → A disk formatter does more than delete data: it creates the file system the device needs to store files.

format D: keeps all the old files safe on the drive → Formatting erases the existing data on the drive, so old files are not kept safe.

Section C: Definitions

disk formatter — Utility software that prepares a new drive or USB stick for use by creating a file system to store files in. It also erases any existing data on the device.

Section D: Fill in the Blanks

IF drive.isNew = TRUE THEN
    FORMAT(drive)
ENDIF

FORMAT(usb)
dataErased ← TRUE

FORMAT(usb)
CREATE fileSystem ON usb
SAVE file ON usb

IF drive.hasData = TRUE THEN
    OUTPUT "Data will be erased"
ENDIF

FORMAT(usb)
fileCount ← COUNT(usb.files)
IF fileCount = 0 THEN OUTPUT "Empty"

Section E: Spot the Error

D — Formatting erases all existing data on the drive. The line should call erase_all_data(drive), not keep the data.

A — A disk formatter creates the file system that stores files. It does not delete one. The line should be CALL create_file_system(drive).

A — A text value must be written inside quotation marks. The line should be drive ← "USB stick".

C — The opening bracket is missing, so the call is not valid. It should be CALL erase_data(drive).

C — Formatting erases existing data, so the warning must say the data will be erased, not kept.