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Assuming you are refering to computers, a logical partition is a division of the storage space on a physical drive. For example, the hard drive of your computer can be divided into several disks, each with its own drive letter. In PC's (not sure about this on Macs) the hard drive is historically mapped as the C: drive. It may be 120 GB in size. However, it is possible and considered best practice by some, including myself, to divide the drive into two 2 or more logical partitions. This now gives you a C: drive, a D: drive, etc. The operating systems and programs can then be installed and ran from the C: drive, and your data can be directed to the D: drive. This setup simplifies the process of backing up your data, which should be done regularly. The C: drive can be backed up whenever a major change occurs, i.e., installing a new application. Assuming you are refering to computers, a logical partition is a division of the storage space on a physical drive. For example, the hard drive of your computer can be divided into several disks, each with its own drive letter. In PC's (not sure about this on Macs) the hard drive is historically mapped as the C: drive. It may be 120 GB in size. However, it is possible and considered best practice by some, including myself, to divide the drive into two 2 or more logical partitions. This now gives you a C: drive, a D: drive, etc. The operating systems and programs can then be installed and ran from the C: drive, and your data can be directed to the D: drive. This setup simplifies the process of backing up your data, which should be done regularly. The C: drive can be backed up whenever a major change occurs, i.e., installing a new application.
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Can Windows 8 support a logical partition?
The great and wonderful Microsoft informed me that Win 8 will not support a logical partition.
What can only be created using the free space inside an extended partition?
Logical Partition
What is another name for a logical drive?
Another common name for a logical drive is a partition.
List three types of information contained in a hard drive's partition table?
A map to the partitions on the hard drive. This table tells BIOS how many partitions the drive has and how each partitions is divided into one or more logical drives, which partition contains the drive to be used for booting (called the active partition), and where each logical drive begins and ends.1-map to the partitions on on the hard drive2-information about where each logical drive is located, where it starts and where it ends3-which partition contains the drive to be used for booting (the active partition)The first is a map to the partitions on the harddrive,and how they are divided, the second, which partition contains the drive to be used for booting this is called the "Active Partition", and third where each logical begin and ends.
Logical division of the physical space?
This is called a partition.
What is a hdc6 partition?
in Linux this is the second logical drive inthe extended partition on the primary slave hard drive
How can a hardrive be configured to provide this perception?
Create one primary partition and an extended partition with four logical drives within it.
How many types of partition?
primary, extended, logical - 3 types
What can an extended partition be divided into one or more what drive?
Logical Drives
What is the maximum number of logical drives that can exist within a single extended partition?
Only limited by the availability of free space in the extended partition.
What is primary partition in Linux?
Same as it is for any other operating system: A primary partition is a "physical" partition that the Legacy BIOS's MBR partition table can recognize. Contrast this with a logical partition, which is a partition stored in an extended partition to work around Legacy BIOS' inability to handle 4 real, physical, primary partitions at a time. Today, on UEFI systems which use GPT, the "primary partition" vs "logical partition" concept is pretty pointless, as you can have as many true-to-life partitions you want on your hard disk due to the face UEFI does things a load better than Legacy BIOS.
Can be used to partition a drive and create logical drives within these partitions?
The computer management feature in Windows can be used to partition a drive and create logical drives within these partitions. There are also commercial and non-commercial programs available for the same purpose.
