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When the computer is turned on and the operating system?
first the booting files are loaded in the RAM and these files are in the boot sector where operating system is installed . after loading these file then these files load the operating system in the RAM , some portion of RAM is Allocated by the OS. after that window is ready to perform tasks.
Which hardware components holds the operating system?
The hard drive keeps the operating system. When the computer is on, some of the files get loaded on to the RAM for faster access
Windows 2000XP calls what files critical to a successful operating system load the?
system state data
Do operating system files come on Cd's?
do operating system files come on cds
Which windows XP command line utility scans the critical files of the operating system and replaces any files that have been corrupted?
chkdsk [drive:] /F
Where the operating system placed in computer?
Operating system is obviously resides in computer memory which is hard disk. But the main (booting) files are loaded into ROM by bootstrap loader at the time of start of the computer. Have you ever seen your C drive (or the drive which is for system, program files). This drive is on hard disk ... so OPERATING SYSTEM PLACED MAINLY ON HARD DISK...
Why the boot partition and the system partition cannot be deleted?
On MS platforms, the system partition is used to hold the boot files. The boot partition holds all the windows operating system files. Leave it to Microsuck to mis-lable the partition hiearchy. The system partition holds what is loaded and executed first after the computer runs through its preliminary BIOS boot sequence. It tells the computer where to start loading the operating system from; the boot partition. The boot partition is where all the program files (thousands of them) needed by the operating system are stored. If the system partition is deleted; the computer will not find the operating system. If the boot partition is deleted, again; the computer will not find the operating system.
What is the problem with system failure?
The most likely causes of a system error is with fatal errors such as: hardware failures, the deletion of files critical to the operating system, hard drive errors, or a virus infection.
Basic instructions are stored on the motherboard by?
The BIOS ( Basic Input Output System) is used to store the basic instructions that are required by the computer to operate. Only critical files are loaded when the system by the BIOS is turned on.
What allows the operating system to store and organize files on a hard disk?
A file system allows the operating system to store and organize files on a hard disk.
Is there a way that files stored in Tapes can be directly accessed?
According to what I have read, you can only directly access the files stored in a tape if you have loaded the tape in your system and mounted it. The tape should be virtually mounted before you can access its files. In the accessing process, the files are accessible through the virtual mount (meaning it has been loaded into its respective directory and the operating system can recognize and look/search for it). Its mount provides efficient storing and organizing process of its files for easier and faster access.Answer:No. That is why disk drives were invented.
Which file system contains most of the operating system files?
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