alleryStart learning →A flash drive spreads writes over many blocks so that no block wears out early. This technique is called
Adisk caching
Bvirtual memory
Cwear leveling
Ddata compression
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. wear leveling
Remapping blocks to spread writes evenly is called wear leveling, and it extends the life of flash devices.
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