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A computer hard disk cam be split into partitions, this can be done for many reasons, including the need for two different operating systems on one computer and to reduce disk space wastage.
A secondary partition would be any such partition on the disk, which is not the first partition, you would normally expect to boot from the primary partition.
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Can you install more than one operating system in a machine and can you give an example?
Yes. You need to create a Primary partition and then a secondary partition. You'll want to install your main OS on the Primary partition (Windows, Mac, Linux, Novell, ect.) and then put the other OS on the secondary partition (I typically see Linux.) Then you can choose to boot from the primary partition or the secondary partition in the BIOS. The bigger the hard-drive you have the better, and I wouldn't try it with anything less than 100 gigs.
What partition is the active partition of the hard drive?
The system partition(a partition where the operating system is installed) is the active partition of the Hard Drive
Which partition of Windows 2000XP must be the active partition of the hardware?
Must be at least a 2 GB partition. System partition.
Windows 2000 xp is installed using a system partition and a boot partition which of this partition must be the active partition of the hardrive?
The boot partition
The partition is the active partition of the hard drive?
system partition
What partition of the hard drive is the active partition?
System partition
Where is secondary storage found?
It depends on the Location whether ur selected In C:/ , D:/ and E:/ . by default it 'll stores in Documents .
When you partition a computer do you just partition the harddrive or do you partition the RAM as well?
You just partition the Hard drive not the RAM.
How do you allocate unallocate disk space?
You can allocate unallocated disk space by creating a primary or secondary partition (or both if you have enough space). Start->Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Computer Management->Storage->Disk Management, right click on the unallocated space->Create partition and then follow instructions.
What happens to all the information in a partition if you delete the partition?
If a partition is formatted, or deleted, then the information saved on that partition is also deleted. So, if there is any information on the partition you wish saved, backup that information or copy it to another partition or another location before deleting the partition.
Is the bootmgr file stored in the boot partition or system partition?
system partition
What is another name for the active partition of the hard drive?
The active partition is the partition which is marked as Active in Index table. the status and locations of partitions are stored in MBR(master boot record). The active status tells the system which partition to boot from. System boots from the partition which contains the Operating System(windows XP, 2003.....). So the partition which contains the Operating System is Active partition and it is the Primary partition. So we can call the active partition as Bootable Partition or Primary Partition.
