| Hard disk |
A storage device (also called physical drive) inside a computer generally selected as the C: drive. It cannot be seen without opening up the computer; it contains several gigabytes of storage capacity. |
| Jumper |
A small plug whose presence or absence is used to determine primary and secondary configuration of Hard disk |
| LOG |
Log is scanned information of files and folders detected in the recovery process. |
| MBR |
Short for Master Boot Record, a small program that is executed when a computer boots up. Typically, the MBR resides on the first sector of the hard disk |
| NTLDR |
Short for NT Loader, a program loaded from the hard drive boot sector that displays the Windows NT startup menu and helps Windows NT load. |
| NTFS |
The file system designed to the operating system Windows NT. This file system is more advanced than the FAT file system used by the earlier Windows operating systems, with regards to filenames, security and access control |
| Partition |
It is division of hard drive. Each division is capable of containing 1 or more logical drives. |
| Logical drive |
Partitioning of large Hard disk drive into smaller drives. A single Physical Drive can be partitioned into two or more smaller Logical Drives. |
| RAM |
(Random-access memory) the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on; it act as temporary storage of the data it stores data until the computer is on |
