Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Ontrack disk manager

  • Advanced options
  • Maintenance options
  • Utilities
  • Select a HDD
  • Zero fill drive
  • Alt C
  • Yes
Software:  Operating System (OS)
Applications (Programs)

Operating System - Controls hardware (kernel) and provides a user interface (shell) DOS, Windows, Linux, MAC OS

Applications - Perform specific tasks
Photoshop, Word, Quickbooks, etc.

Preparing the HDD prior to OS installation
-Partition - logical division or allocation of space on the HDD
-Format - Preparing the partition to store data