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Across

1. The partition that is currently being used for booting.

2. A partition within an extended partition, used to store data files.

3. A partition that can't be booted from, used to create more logical partitions.

4. Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor, small amount of memory that stores system configuration settings.

5. The smallest unit of storage on a hard drive, usually 512 bytes.

6. Software that is permanently stored on hardware, such as the BIOS or a hard drive controller.

7. A table located at the beginning of a hard drive that contains information about the location and size of each partition.

8. Creating an exact copy of a hard drive, including the operating system and all data files, as an image file that can be used to restore the original system or to create multiple identical systems.

9. A partition that can be booted from, used to store operating system files.

Down

10. A program that loads the operating system into computer memory at boot time.

11. A set of tracks on a hard drive that are at the same distance from the center of the platter.

12. Copying an entire hard drive to another hard drive while preserving data and file structure.

13. A disk-shaped component of a hard drive that stores data.

14. A section of a hard drive that is treated as a separate storage device by the operating system.

15. The ability to boot into two different operating systems on the same machine.

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