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What is the local C drive on a computer?
MSDOS and Microsoft Windows identifies drives by single letters (many other operating system allow drives to be named with words or phrases):drive A the first internal floppy diskette drive (usually not used anymore)drive B the second internal floppy diskette drive (usually not used anymore)drive C the first internal hard disk drivedrives D through Z additional drives, may be internal or external, hard disk drives or optical drives, etc.
Is it true that a computer system with a C drive and a D drive must have two physical hard drives?
No, C & D might simply be two partitions of one physical drive.
What is active root directory in the case of c and d?
active root directory in the case of c and d C and D both refer to drives and hard drives so in this case dos is asking for the correct directory of drives c and d because the old directory no longer exists.
What is an H drive?
From Windows' nomenclature of hard drives connected to your PC... A and B are for 3.5" floppies, C is the main computer hard drive, and from D onward the letters are for additional drives.
Where is the c drive and a d drive and a f drive?
Well, the c drive is usually the first hard disk drive (hard drive for short) in your computer, with d, e, and f being additional hard drives, or at least spaces that if used all at once would lead to an f drive. As for the a and b drives, they are reserved for floppy disk drives, or floppies for short. The C drive is what came with your computer. It is the default drive where all of your system info, & programs. The D drive could be a "partition" which is still on the C drive, but set up as a separate drive. The CD-ROM is usually labeled as the D drive. The F drive could be a memory stick(or other storage media) that is in a USB port. Drives D, E, F, G, and so on could also be additional hard drives that have been installed on your computer.
How can you hide or unhide a disk drive in Windows XP?
my desk top c & d drives hide (dont show in C & D drive )but system is working how un hide my C & D drives
Where does storage reside in the computer?
On your hard drive which can be accessed by going to "My Computer" and selecting the C: drive. If you have multiple hard drives then you will find more data in D:, E:, etc.
Give me drive letters in your computer?
C: D: E: F: G: H: I: and so on, and so on.... Letters A and B were used for floppy drives, which are obsolete now.
What is known as the C drive?
In MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, the C drive is the primary local hard disk. Drives A and B are floppy disks; other drives may be assigned letters D through Z by the system. Other operating systems no longer use this antiquated naming system.
What letter represents a computer's pen drive?
It depends. For a Windows PC, the only drives it cannot be are a: (Floppy), b: (Obsolete), or c: (Main Hard Drive). d: is often but not always used as a CD or DVD drive designation. Then, letters are assigned based on what else is attached to the computer, I.E. SD Cards, external drives, network drives, other pen drives, etc. Unless a whole bunch of things are attached, the pen drive would generally be between d: - g: . If it's the last thing inserted into the computer, it should be a later number.
Where is Y drive on computer?
The physical location of the drive is indeterminate. It could be located inside the computer, it could be located outside the computer, or it could be a network drive in another computer entirely. If you're asking where it will show up in Windows Explorer, it will be in the "My Computer" folder, just like all other lettered drives.
What are the computer drives a b c and d?
"A" and "B" are typically diskette drives. Many modern computers don't use diskettes any more, but the letters are still reserved. "C" is typically the first hard disk, or the first partition. "D" can be just about anything - it may be unassigned, it may be a second hard disk, a second partition on the first hard disk, a CD or DVD drive, or a USB drive.
