Quote: Originally posted by bajasusan/a | I hope this question is not over-the-top ignorant, but since my computer thinks it has 2 hard drives (my interpretation of what "dual core" means), do
I have to do this on both "sides" of the partition? |
Well you have managed to include a record number of computer terms in one question but the basic answer is no. I am sure your eyes will glaze over
long before you get to the end of my post but this may help or hinder the discussion.
dual core and in the newer computers Quad core has to do with the resources available within the processor to perform machine level instructions. It
has nothing to do with number of disk drives. Let's say a processor is tasked with moving a block of data stored on your disk drive to your screen. In
computer times, the movement of data within the processor and RAM memory is super fast while the movement of data from disk drive to the processor is
super slow. so in a single core processor the processor is waiting forever for the next byte of data from the disk drive. With dual and quad core
technology there are extra sets of resources within the processor to do other things while the first processor waits for the next piece of data from
the disk drive of the internet or where ever. Essentially the computer can be doing 2 or 4 things at once, totally transparent to the user.
Partitions are finite sections of disk space that can be configured however you choose. One partition for the operating system, one for only storage.
you generally don't need to make decisions on this configuration unless you replace your disk drive. My laptop for instance has Windows xp running on
one partition and Windows 10 running on another and i decide a boot up time which partition i want to boot up on.
So like i said, if you want to do what the OP suggested, you need not concern yourself with number of drives or number of cores
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