Why C is The Default Drive in Windows?


Why C is The Default Drive in Windows?


 


A question that has bothered almost everyone of us at some point of time has been answered

Computers, which were thought as a luxury few years ago are now a necessity. Computers are making lives easier for almost everyone. Windows is a dominant OS used by majority of computer users. Actually it is used mostly in fields where computers have to be used for non technical tasks.(And hence those trolls on Facebook, describing how Linux wins).

There are many things which are usually ignored, And the question on naming of default drive in Windows is one of them. It could be anything if it had to be C as it does not follow any order. Logically A should be the default drive.
Then why? why did Windows do this?


Actually the reason is something historical. And it is related to the classic floppy drives . Before hard disks became standard(1980), floppy disks were used for booting the computers. These were available in two sizes at that time: 5 1/4 ” and 3 1/2?.

Those two floppy disk drives were labelled as Local Disk (A) and Local Disk (B). After the invention of Hard disk, floppy disk of size 8 inch came into existence. The hard disk drive was named C. Once hard disks became standard and floppy disks became obsolete, the drive names A and B vanished. As a result , drives other than default drive (C) labelled as D, E etc. DVD drive and USB drive are labelled as F, G and so on.

This is the answer of our question.

Despite of all this, you can rename your default it to whatever letter you want( if no other drive is present with same alphabet as its name) if you have administrative rights.


If you have one such question that you think has been ignored for a long time and should be searched for answers, you can post it here in the comments.

RECENT POSTS

"Namaste " is a video-conferencing indication instead of zoom in India. Is it safe?.-- newmoderntechmedia.!

Image
It is known that there have been many controversies surrounding the recent video conferencing application Zoom of the US. In this context, there is a false campaign that the central government has brought Namaste app as an alternative to zoom. In fact, it is an application brought by a software development company called Inscripts of Mumbai. Equally, it has no connection with the Government of India. The application which is currently at the Beta stage will soon be available for Android and iOS operating system users. The main thing to remember here is that it is nothing more secure than a Zoom. It is unlikely that there will be a number of security flaws. Especially when an application is newly released, they are high. As well as the security facilities in it, the people who have tested so far are not much. Only after a large percentage of people tested in the real-time environment will it be known in time, whether the application is secure or not. Do not belie
[ Continue Reading ]

New changes in flipkart cash on delivery

Image
Flipkart has rolled out a new payment method that will allow customers to partially pay for a product at the time of ordering and the rest during delivery, in a bid to help reduce returns and cancellations. Customer cancellations and returns have been major issues with the cash on delivery (COD) some people are reluctant to pay money before Delivery with doubt on shipping, while others deliberately order it for fun and cancel the item once it arrives home. So far Flipkart has been scrutinizing the accounts of those who make such canceled COD orders. Also blocking their accounts completely if their transactions are suspicious. Flipkart has recently taken a crucial decision in the wake of the financial burden on sellers shipping related items due to ordering such an item and canceling it back for no reason. Henceforth when someone tries to order the goods on cash on delivery method a certain amount of the value of the item must be paid properly online. The remaining am
[ Continue Reading ]

New rules on TikTok app will no longer be allowed to send or receive direct messages.

Image
It is the first time a major social-media platform has blocked private messaging by teenagers, on a global scale. Until now, all users have been able to send direct messages to others, when both accounts follow each other. The change means those under the age of 16 will no longer be able to communicate privately on the platform under any circumstances. They will still be able to post publicly in the comments sections of videos. TikTok says those affected will receive an in-app notification soon and will lose access to direct messages on 30 April. The limit is based on the date of birth added to the account when it is created - but no verification takes place and the system is based on trust.The interesting thing here is that TikTok's biggest group of users are teenagers. This restriction will impact a large number of their core demographic. Depending on how cynical you are, you could view this as TikTok following the same strategy as Facebook and others, whereby
[ Continue Reading ]

WHAT IS BIOS HOW DOES IT WORKS IN YOUR COMPUTER.?

Image
WHAT IS BIOS HOW DOES IT WORKS IN YOUR COMPUTER.? -BY SUNILKUMAR CHOUDARI The word BIOS stands for Basic Input and Output. A BIOS is a lot more than the name suggests. It is one of the main components without which the operating system cannot function properly. Ever since the days of DOS (Disk Operating System), BIOS is present ( even prior to the structured DOS created by Microsoft which we know very well). Even though you do not see the BIOS quite often, it is a very important for your computer to function. BIOS is a firmware, in short. It is stored on a chip on a part of the computer motherboard and is basically, a set of instructions that run to help load the operating system. You OS would fail to load, if not for the BIOS ! You can see the BIOS instructions everytime you turn on your computer. These instructions are there to check if there are any faults in Processor or RAM of your computer. Some other functions in BIOS. Ø   It checks each and
[ Continue Reading ]