Volume Boot Record

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Boot sector
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:VBR
gptkbp:canBe infected by boot sector viruses
gptkbp:contains BIOS Parameter Block
disk signature
boot loader code
file system information
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Master_Boot_Record
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Volume Boot Record
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:IBM_PC_DOS
gptkbp:locatedIn first sector of a partition
gptkbp:purpose to load and transfer control to the operating system
gptkbp:size typically 512 bytes
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:FAT_file_systems
gptkb:exFAT_file_system
gptkb:NTFS_file_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boot_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6