What is the name of the first reserved sector in File allocation table?

The correct answer is C. Master Boot Record. The Master Boot Record (MBR) occupies the very first sector (sector 0, LBA 0) of a storage device. It is the first reserved sector encountered on a disk and contains the bootstrap code, the partition table (up to four entries), and the boot signature (0x55AA). The MBR is read by

Submitted by joshua94· Apr 18, 2026Disk Forensics

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AVolume Boot Record
BPartition Boot Sector
CMaster Boot Record
DBIOS Parameter Block

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The Master Boot Record (MBR) occupies the very first sector (sector 0, LBA 0) of a storage device. It is the first reserved sector encountered on a disk and contains the bootstrap code, the partition table (up to four entries), and the boot signature (0x55AA). The MBR is read by the BIOS before any OS-specific boot code executes. The Volume Boot Record (VBR) and Partition Boot Sector exist within individual partitions, while the BIOS Parameter Block (BPB) is a data structure within the FAT boot sector - none of these precede the MBR on disk.

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#Master Boot Record#Disk Structure#Boot Sector#FAT File System

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