FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

APPLICATION SYSTEM SOFTWARE

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which part of the operating system will split the disk in storage sectors and decide which sectors to write data to?
A
Memory management
B
File and disk management
C
User management
D
User interface
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These regions are called partitions. It is typically the first step of preparing a newly installed disk, before any file system is created. The disk stores the information about the partitions’ locations and sizes in an area known as the partition table that the operating system reads before any other part of the disk.

Detailed explanation-2: -The OS is responsible for allocating space to files on secondary storage devices as required. It doesn’t ensure that files are saved on physical disk drives in contiguous locations. It is highly dependent on the provided space. New files are mostly stored in various locations if the disk drive is full.

Detailed explanation-3: -A partition is a logical division of a hard disk that is treated as a separate unit by operating systems (OSes) and file systems. The OSes and file systems can manage information on each partition as if it were a distinct hard drive.

Detailed explanation-4: -Partition Requirements. When you deploy Windows to a UEFI-based device, you must format the hard drive that includes the Windows partition by using a GUID partition table (GPT) file system. Additional drives may use either the GPT or the master boot record (MBR) file format. A GPT drive may have up to 128 partitions.

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