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okay..i know this is probably a stupid question, but what
is a boot disc, what exactly does it do?
 
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A boot disk is what loads a computer's operating system.

Bruce Chambers

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okay..i know this is probably a stupid question, but what
is a boot disc, what exactly does it do?
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Boot Disk - A diskette (floppy) containing enough of an
operating system (such as GNU/Linux/DOS) to boot up
(start) the computer and run some essential programs from
the command line. This may be necessary if the system was
rendered non-bootable for some reason. A boot disk can be
used to partition and format the hard drive, restore the
Master Boot Record, or copy specific files, among other
things.

HTH,

Jay
 
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