root,home,boot and swap
· /(root), home , var (variable), usr (user) and (swap)
Usually /home Sometimes /var If a lot of distro hopping happens, /boot
Root, home, boot and swap. /usr, /home, /var
drive is the partition on your hard disk - c:, d: etc are examples. softwares & files are stored in directories which are stored inside the drives of a hard disk. the hard disk is physical, partitions / drives as they are commonly called are virtual bifurcations on your physical drive, where softwares of files are stored in directories for ease of access to particular information.
GPT (GUID Partition Table) is typically stored on a storage device alongside the partitions it describes, such as a hard drive or SSD. It is a data structure located at the beginning of the drive and contains information about the partitions, their sizes, and locations on the disk.
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1.-schema partition 2.-configuration partition 3.-domain partition 4.-application partition
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Office partitions would be relatively simple and cheap to build on your own. If that is not a good option, check out any office supply store such as www.officedepot.com or www.staples.com
Directories is a term not frequently used any more. The term more commonly used today are folders. They are the same thing however. Back in the days of ms-dos, files were stored in directories.
Usually These 'Hidden Partitions Are Backup and Restore Partitions.
Depending on the environment Linux is running in, it doesn't need any partitions. A diskless workstation that boots over a network, a LiveCD, or a floppy disk do not require any partitions.In a typical server or workstation environment, however, one will usually have at least two partitions. One will be the "/" partition in which all files and directories are placed. The other is a swap partition that is used to page data in and out of memory.