1       Contiguous Allocation

1.1     Definition

Contiguous allocation of a file is defined by the disk address and length (in block units) of the first block. If the file is n blocks long and starts at location 17, then it occupies blocks b, b + 1, b + 2, ..., 17 + n - 1. The directory entry for each file indicates the address of the starting block and the length of the area allocated for this file

1.2     Drawbacks

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