What will happen when fragmentation occurs?(1 point)

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HDD performance will improve close to SSD performance.
HDD performance will improve close to SSD performance.

Solid-state drive (SSD) will store data at a lower speed.
Solid-state drive (SSD) will store data at a lower speed.

Data is written closer on the drive to maintain access speeds.
Data is written closer on the drive to maintain access speeds.

Data retrieval speeds will diminish on hard disk drive (HDD) because the physical disk heads have more physical movement, inducing more latency.

Answer 1

When fragmentation occurs, the correct response is:

Data retrieval speeds will diminish on hard disk drive (HDD) because the physical disk heads have more physical movement, inducing more latency.

Fragmentation causes files to be broken into pieces and scattered across the disk, leading to increased movement of the read/write heads, which results in slower access times.