CIS 170F: Windows 7 Administration

Week 1

Hardware Requirements and System Hardware Support
Types of Disk Partitions

  • Basic disks
    • Desktop computers commonly have a single hard disk that stores the operating system, applications, and user data
    • The space on the disk is organized and grouped into blocks called partitions or volumes.
  • Dynamic disk
    • Microsoft partitioning scheme
    • Only the Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate Editions support dynamic disks