Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Boot Disk

What is a boot disk?

• A device for playing music

• A device used for printing documents

• A storage device from which a computer can start up

• A device for cooking food

Which is the default boot disk for most computers?

• SSD

• USB flash drive

• CD

• External hard drive

Why would you boot a system from a secondary boot disk?

• To run diagnostics on the primary disk

• To watch movies

• To listen to music

• To play games

What are the requirements for a storage device to function as a boot disk?

• Must be supported by the hardware

• Must contain only images

• Must contain only videos

• Must be red in color

What is the purpose of a custom boot disk?

• To cook food

• To run diagnostics and repairs on the primary drive

• To play games

• To watch movies

What is network booting?

• Booting a computer using only USB flash drives

• Booting a computer without any network connection

• Booting a computer using only CDs

• Loading the startup files and operating system over a network connection

What is the goal of a boot disk in case of a drive failure?

• To make the computer slower

• To shut down the computer permanently

• To repair the primary drive so it can be used as the startup disk again

• To delete all files on the primary drive

What are the separate partitions required by some operating systems?

• Music partition and movie partition

• Boot partition and system partition

• Cooking partition and cleaning partition

• Game partition and photo partition

What must a boot disk contain for startup?

• Only videos

• Boot files required for startup and an operating system

• Only images

• Only text files

What is the format required for a boot disk for Windows?

• HFS+

• FAT32

• APFS

• NTFS