The addresses of a given number of free blocks can be found faster using linked list rather than using grouping.

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Grouping method is generally faster for finding the addresses of a given number of free blocks because it stores the addresses of multiple free blocks in a single block, reducing the number of disk accesses required. In contrast, a linked list would require traversing multiple blocks for the same number of free blocks, leading to more disk accesses.

The Addresses of a Given Number of Free Blocks Can