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(On Windows), the active partition is a primary partition on a disk which Windows will load its files from. An active partition is always a startup partition. If there are several OS's on the one disk, Windows will load from the one marked as active.
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What is the purpose of an active partition?
Information for BIOS: the active partition is the partition from which an operating system (or another boot-loader) should be boot-loaded.
Which partition of Windows 2000XP must be the active partition of the hardware?
Must be at least a 2 GB partition. System partition.
What is the difference between fixed partition and dynamic partition?
The difference between fixed partition and dynamic partition... For the case of disk partitions: Fixed partitions are defined in the master boot record, or in one of its chains that define logical partitions in an extended partition. As such, they are known at boot time and, if the operating systems recognize them, they can be shared between multiple installations, such as Windows and Linux. Dynamic partitions are defined by the operating system. They are defined out of unallocated drive space and, as such, are not known at boot time. They can not generally be shared between different installations. Also, unless the operating system using dynamic partitions makes at least its allocations known to the boot record, any attempt to manage disc space using both techniques is dangerous. For the case of analysis and programming: Partitioning is a technique used to break data up into managable pieces. Binary Search, for instance, partitions an array into successively smaller pieces as it narrows its search space down. Sorting can also partition data, sorting each partition and then sorting the partitions. Quick Sort and Merge Exchange Sort are examples of that. Statistical analysis may also partition data. The list is endless. Addressing the specific question, then, static partitioning is breaking the data up into fixed sized pieces, while dynamic partitioning makes the piece size variable, often as a consequence of the results as they evolve.
Examples of partition in technical writing?
what are the examples of partition
What is the difference between a in situ stud partition and a pre-made stud partition?
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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 of these partition must be the active partitions must be the active partition of the hard drive?
By default C: is the active partition of the hard disk drive
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.
The partition is the active partition of the hard drive?
system partition
What partition of the hard drive is the active partition?
System partition
What is the purpose of an active partition?
Information for BIOS: the active partition is the partition from which an operating system (or another boot-loader) should be boot-loaded.
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
What are the partitions in Active Directory?
1.-schema partition 2.-configuration partition 3.-domain partition 4.-application partition
How is the active partitioned used?
Active partition is a term Windows uses to mean the partition Windows will boot off of. The Windows boot loader goes to its configuration file and starts, these files will be in the active partition.
What is the partition on the hard drive used to boot the OS?
active partition
Which partition of Windows 2000XP must be the active partition of the hardware?
Must be at least a 2 GB partition. System partition.
What are different types partition?
There are two types of partitions:Primary partition: A primary partition is used to store (and boot) an operating system. You can store user data and applications here, as well. You can have up to four (4) primary partitions on one hard disk drive (HDD) at one time, but only one of those four can be labeled as an active partition (look below).Active partition: An active partition is a partition that has an operating system installed on it and is used to boot your machine. If you have one primary partition, then it's labeled as "active." If you have more than one primary partition, then only one of them is labeled as "active" in a single PC session.
