FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER HARDWARE COMPONENTS FUNCTIONS

WHAT IS A HARD DRIVE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What contains information on how hard drive partitions are organized?
A
BOOTMGR
B
Windows Registry
C
MBR
D
CPU
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The MBR contains a partition table, which stores information on which primary partitions have be created on the hard disk so that it can then use this information to start the machine.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Master Boot Record (MBR) is the information in the first sector of a hard disk or a removable drive. It identifies how and where the system’s operating system (OS) is located in order to be booted (loaded) into the computer’s main storage or random access memory (RAM).

Detailed explanation-3: -MBR stands for Master Boot Record, and is a bit of reserved space at the beginning of the drive that contains the information about how the partitions are organized. The MBR also contains code to launch the operating system, and it’s sometimes called the Boot Loader.

Detailed explanation-4: -The MBR is located on the first sector of a disk. The specific address is Cylinder: 0, Head: 0, Sector: 1. It’s commonly abbreviated as MBR. You might also see it called the master boot sector, sector zero, master boot block, or master partition boot sector.

Detailed explanation-5: -An MBR drive can have up to four standard partitions. Typically, these standard partitions are designated as primary partitions.

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