MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

OPERATING SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the purpose of a recovery partition?
A
to provide a copy of the C:partition and data from the last backup in case of failure
B
to provide a backup copy of the BIOS
C
to restore the computer to the factory state without deleting user files
D
to restore the computer to its factory state
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A recovery partition is a separate area on your hard drive that contains a copy of your Windows operating system and its files. You can use a recovery partition to restore your computer to its factory default settings or to troubleshoot and repair problems with your Windows installation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Recovery partition is a special partition on system hard drive and is used to restore the system to factory settings in the event of system issues. To protect recovery partition from being changed or deleted, recovery partition usually has no drive letter, and only a Help option is provided in Disk Management.

Detailed explanation-3: -The recovery partition refers to a component of your computer hard drive that can be used to restore the system to factory settings in the event of a system failure or other problems.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Control Panel search box, type recovery. Select Recovery > Open System Restore. In the Restore system files and setting box, select Next. Select the restore point that you want to use in the list of results, and then select Scan for affected programs.

Detailed explanation-5: -When an install failure or data corruption occurs, System Restore can return a system to working condition without you having to reinstall the operating system. It repairs the Windows environment by reverting back to the files and settings that were saved in the restore point.

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