Which of the following statements are true about a boot sector?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A.
It allows the boot process of a computer to load a program stored on the same storage device.
B.
It is a region of a hard disk, floppy disk, optical disc, or other data storage device that contains
machine code to be loaded into RAM by a computer system’s built-in firmware.
C.
The location and size of the boot sector is specified by the design of the computing platform.
D.
If multiple operating systems exist on a computer, it provides the choice of selecting an operating
system.
Explanation:
A boot sector or boot block is a region of a hard disk, floppy disk, optical disc, or other data storage
device that contains machine code to be loaded into random-access memory (RAM) by a computer
system’s built-in firmware. The purpose of a boot sector is to allow the boot process of a computer
to load a program (usually, but not necessarily, an operating system) stored on the same storage
device. The location and size of the boot sector (perhaps corresponding to a logical disk sector) is
specified by the design of the computing platform.D is incorrect. BOOT.INI file describes the location of the boot partitions specified using
Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) naming conventions. BOOT.INI contains information that NTLDR
reads for loading the operating system. If multiple operating systems exist on a computer, BOOT.INI
provides the choice of selecting an operating system.