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| The bytes are processed in reverse order. |
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| The bytes are processed in the order presented. |
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| What is always processed in Big Endian? |
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| In Little Endian, do you flip the order of the individual bits in a single byte? |
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No, each byte stays the same, they are just processed in reverse order.
1A00 becomes 001A, not 00A1. |
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| What is the smallest unit address on a disk? |
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| How many bytes is a sector, unless otherwise specified? |
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| Collection of addressable sectors than an OS or app can use for data storage. |
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| Do sectors in a volume need to be consecutive on a physical storage device? |
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| What is an example of a volume that is located in consecutive sectors? |
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| A collection of consecutive sectors in a volume. |
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| What is a partition dependent on? |
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| What is a partition system not dependent on? |
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| The type of interface on the hard disk |
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| By definition a partition is also a what? |
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| What is the purpose of a partition system? |
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| To organize the layout of a volume. |
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| The starting and ending sectors for each partition are essential and specified where? |
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| In the partition data structure. |
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| The starting and ending sectors of a partition do not have what type of information? |
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| What is an invalid partition? |
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| A partition inside of another partition, or a partition that overlaps with another partition. |
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| What is a Master Boot Record? |
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| The first 512-byte sector of a disk. |
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| Where are DOS partitions used? |
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| DOS, Windows, Linux and IA32-based FreeBSD and OpenBSD systems. |
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| A partition table which as four entries. |
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| Each entry of a partition table can have what? |
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| Each entry in a partition table includes what fields? |
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Starting CHS address
Ending CHS address
Starting LBA address
Number of sectors in partition
Type of partition
Flags |
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| What OS doesn't care about the type of partition? |
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| What do flags on a partition determine determine? |
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| Whether or not a partition is bootable. |
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| What is a Primary File System Partition? |
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| Partition whose entry in the Master Boot Record and the partition contains a file system or other structured data. |
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| What is a Primary Extended Partition? |
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| Partition whose entry is in the Master Boot Record, and the partition contains multiple partitions. |
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| What is a Secondary File System Partition? |
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| Located inside the primary extended partition bounds and contains a file system or other structured data. |
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| What is another name for a Secondary File System Partition? |
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| What is a Secondary Extended Partition? |
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| Partition that contains a partition table and a secondary file system partition. |
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| Can you have more than four partitions in the Master Boot Record? |
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| Yes, by using a Primary Extended Partition System to then allow for a Secondary Partition File System Partition. |
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| Boot Code in Master Boot Record exists where? |
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| In the first 446 bytes of the first 512 byte sector. |
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| What processes the partition table in the Master Boot Record and identifies which partition has the bootable flag set? |
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| Standard Microsoft Boot Code |
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| The code in the start of the partition will be what specific? |
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| What happens when the Standard Microsoft Boot Code finds a bootable partition? |
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| It looks in the first sector of the partition and executes the code found there. |
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| Where do Bootsector Viruses insert themselves so that they are executed every time the computer is booted? |
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| The first 446 bytes of the MBR. |
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| Multiple OS boot option code can be where? |
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| Either in Boot Code or in the bootable partition. |
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| The first byte is always indexed as 0 and counts up. |
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| What are bytes Index 0 to Index 445? |
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| How many bytes are each Partition Table Entry? |
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| If the Bootcode is the first 446 bytes of the Master Boot Record, then what are the remaining 512 bytes of the Master Boot Record? |
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| The Partition Table Entries and Signature Value. |
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| In this class the Starting Sector is considered what? |
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| Disk Images start with what? |
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| Do Partition Images start with a Master Boot Record? |
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| No, only disk images start with the Master Boot Record. |
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| How to Calculate Ending Sector In Decimal? |
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| Starting Sector (In Decimal) + Size in Sectors (In Decimal) - 1 |
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| Is it possible to have an allocated space between partitions? |
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| On average, when does the next partition begin? |
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| The byte immediately after the end of the previous partition. |
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| Does the sequence of the partition entries have to do with the actual sequence of the partitions? |
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| No, they don't have to be in the actual order they are listed as in the partition table. |
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| What is becoming obsolete? |
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| Extensible Firmware Interface and Unified EFI |
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| Extensible Firmware Interface |
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| EFI and UEFI use what in place of MBR? |
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| EFI and UEFI is used mainly in systems with what? |
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| What does GUID stand for? |
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| GUID Partition Table can support how many partitions? |
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| GUID Partition Tables use a LBA address of how many bits? |
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| Protective MBR contains a DOS partition table with how many entries? |
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| What is the one entry in the DOS partition table in Protective MBR for? |
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| A partition with a type of 0xEE that spans the entire disk. |
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| What is the partition with a type of 0xEE that spans the entire disk, that is the one entry of the DOS partition table in Protective MBR for? |
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| So that legacy computers can recognize the disk as being used and do not try to format it. |
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| Does EFI use the partition with a type of 0xEE that spans the entire disk, that is the one entry of the DOS partition table in Protective MBR? |
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| What are the five areas in GPT Disk? |
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GPT Header
Partition Table
Partition Area
Backup Area |
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| Where does the GPT Header Start? |
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| The GPT Header typically fits in how many sectors? |
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| What does a GPT Header Define? |
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| Size and location of the partition table, which are fixed when the GPT disk is created. |
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| Windows limits the number of entries in the partition table on GPT Disk to what? |
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| What does the GPT header contain so that errors or modifications can be detected? |
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| Checksum of the header and the partition table. |
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| What does each entry of a GPT Disk Partition Table contain? |
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| Starting and ending address, a type value, a name, attribute flags, and a GUID value. |
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| What about a GPT Disk Partition Table is supposed to be unique for that system and is set when the partition table is created? |
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| What is the GPT Disk Partition Area? |
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| Largest area and contains the sectors that will be allocated to partitions. |
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| Where is the starting and ending sector of the GPT Disk Partition Area defined? |
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| What is is located in the sector following the partition area and contains a backup copy of the partition table and the GPT header? |
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| The Backup Area of a GPT Disk |
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| In what order are the contents of the Backup Area of a GPT Disk? |
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| Copy of the partition table, then the GPT header. |
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| GPT Headers need 32 sectors due to what math? |
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