COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
OPERATING SYSTEM
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The printer will function incorrectly.
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The operating system will fail to start.
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A new application will fail to install.
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The keyboard will be unresponsive to the user.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What would be the result of having a corrupt Master Boot Record? The operating system will fail to start.
Detailed explanation-2: -It’s a common scenario with Master Boot Record getting corrupt due to viruses, spywares. When systems BIOS (basic input/output system) detects a damaged MBR or boot sector, you’ll get to see menacing messages like Invalid partition table, Error loading operating system, or Missing operating system.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A boot sector virus is a type of malware that infects a system’s boot partition or the Master Boot Record (MBR) of a hard disk.