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A Master Boot Record (MBR), or partition sector, is the 512-byte boot sector that is the first sector ("Sector 0") of a partitioned data storage device such as a hard disk.
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What parts of a computer do viruses infect?
Their are many parts of a computer that viruses infect. Most viruses infect a certain file or program so that whenever that file is run, the virus is also executed. Some viruses called Master Boot Record viruses infect the Master Boot Record of your computer. The Master Boot Record is the partition of your computer first executed when you boot up your computer. When you turn on your computer, it runs all the programs inside the Master Boot Record partition and then passes control to other child processes. Viruses in this class infect the Master Boot Record so that whenever your turn on your computer, the viruses runs at startup too. These viruses are very tricky to find as they hide in a very deep part of your Operating System and manually deleting them could damage your computer.
Does The Master Boot Record executes every time a computer boots up?
yes it does
What two items are contained in the master boot record?
The master boot program, and the partition table.
Symptoms that might indicate that the Master Boot Record is damaged?
If you Master Boot Record is damaged, then your computer will/can not load up an operating system (such as Windows). You can mend this from the original Installation disk for your operating system.
What is the default partition style used in Windows 7 on an x86 computer?
Master boot record
The Master Boot Record executes every time a computer boots up?
yes.. whats the question?
What default partition style used by Windows 7 on an x86 computer is?
MBR - Master Boot Record
What is a full form MBR?
Full form of MBR is Master Boot Record in computer hardware field...
What is the purpose of the master boot record on a hard drive?
The master boot record is the very first piece of code executed from the hard drive. The MBR is expected to simply discover the active partition on the drive, and then load and run its boot sector, but other MBRs exist, for example LILO, which loads a Linux kernel directly, and Smart Boot Manager, which allows the user to choose which partition to boot.
A computer cannot boot if it does not have the?
Basically you would need an operating system. To elaborate, you will need a bootable image that can be loaded by a bootloader.
What is the MBR?
MBR Master Boot RecordA Master Boot Record (MBR), or partition sector, is the 512-byte boot sector that is the first sector ("Sector 0") of a partitioned data storage device such as a hard disk. ( from: http://whitehouse.com)
A script virus hides in the boot sector program of a hard drive or floppy disk or in the master boot program in the Master Boot Record?
FALSE
