Partitioning - MBR, GPT, GUID Flashcards
1
Q
What is partitioning?
A
Creating one or more logical drives on a physical disk. Each partition can be separately formatted and have a separate file system. In Windows, each partition can have a separate drive letter
2
Q
What are the two types of partition tables?
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Master Boot Record (MBR)
The Master Boot Record (MBR) is used with traditional BIOS and is the standard partition table. MB can have a maximum of four primary partitions or three primary partitions and one extended partition.
Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) Partition Table
A GUID Partition Table (GPT) contains information on how the disk is partitioned and is used with UEFI BIOS. Compared to the MBR, it supports larger drives and more partitions per drive with up to 128 primary partitions.
