Section: A+ Essentials

1) What does setting an active partition do?

1. Tells the system where to look for sys.com.
   
2. Creates a logical extended drive.
   
3. Tells the system where to look for the operating system.
   
4. Creates a primary partition.
   

The active partition is usually the first primary partition. This is where the master boot record (MBR) is stored.

Exam Objective: 1.2 Given a scenario, install, and configure the operating system using the most appropriate method.