Partitioning
The next step required to prepare a disk for use is called partitioning. Partitioning logically divides a disk into segments, each of which can be logically formatted to store data in the format, or filesystem, used by a particular operating system.
Get PC Hardware in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
