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What stores the location of the operating system boot files?
The volume boot sector.
What are booting files?
boot files are executable files stored in the boot sector of your hard disk that initializes the operating system on to your computer. examples are boot.ini, ntldr etc. its has 4 way process to on the computer 1.bios 2.post 3.bsc+mbr 4.ram
What is the partition where the Windows 2000XP operating system is stored?
boot partitionThe boot partition is the disk partition that contains the Windows operating system files and its support files, but not any files responsible for booting.
What is system sector boot virus?
A boot sector virus is a computer virus that puts itself in the boot sector of a computer. The boot sector is the partition on the disk drive that contains all of the programs and files necessary for the computer to start up. This ensures that the virus will be executed once the computer is turned on.
Where is the boot software routine stored?
The boot routine i believe is stored on the first sector or two of the disk.
What is the difference between boot sector virus and program virus?
boot sector : virus runs on start up of the computer. program: virus runs when you run a specific program.
What is master boot record in computer world?
The master boot record (MBR) is a small program stored in the first sector of a hard drive that contains information about how the drive is partitioned and which partition is bootable. It is crucial for the system to locate the operating system and boot it up.
What is the name of the virus that hides in the boot sector?
A boot sector virus. Boot sector viruses place themselves in the MBR (master boot record). This is a partition on the hard disk that contains all of the programs and files necessary for the computer to boot up when it is powered on. The virus places itself here and gains control of the computer before the operating system can gain control.
On most microcomputer the boot routine stored in what?
first sector of the disk
What distinguishes a Trojan horse from a boot sector?
A Trojan horse propagates itself via network connections. Boot sector via files copied from disk to disk.
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.
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.
