COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
UNIX
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Allocate space for a filesystem
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Compress space on disk
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Set permission on files
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Eliminate need for home directory
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Detailed explanation-1: -Partitioning allows the use of different filesystems to be installed for different kinds of files. Separating user data from system data can prevent the system partition from becoming full and rendering the system unusable. Partitioning can also make backing up easier.
Detailed explanation-2: -Disk Partitioning in Linux Partitioning also allows you to divide your hard drive into isolated sections, where each section behaves as its own hard drive. Partitioning is particularly useful if you run multiple operating systems.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -To create and format a new partition (volume) Right-click an unallocated region on your hard disk, and then select New Simple Volume. In the New Simple Volume Wizard, select Next. Enter the size of the volume you want to create in megabytes (MB) or accept the maximum default size, and then select Next.