Disk Fragmentation
Disk fragmentation refers to the condition of a disk in which files are divided into pieces scattered around the disk. Fragmentation occurs naturally when you use a disk frequently, creating, deleting and modifying files. At some point, the operating system needs to store parts of a file in clusters. This is entirely invisible to users, but it can slow down the speed at which data is accessed because the disk drive must search through different parts of the disk to put together a single file. In newer systems, you can defragment a disk with the DEFRAG command. You can also buy software utilities, called disk optimizers or defragmenters that defragment a disk.
Disk fragmentation can cause the performance of the disk to suffer. This occurs when the database grows and
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