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| − | In order to use a physical storage device (e.g. Hard Disk, USB Flash memeory, SSD, etc.), the first step is to create partition(s) on it. There many different ways to partition a physical storage device. The two most common partition schemes used on Intel based micro-computer systems are MBR and GPT. Detail about the MBR partition scheme can be found | + | In order to use a physical storage device (e.g. Hard Disk, USB Flash memeory, SSD, etc.), the first step is to create partition(s) on it. There many different ways to partition a physical storage device. The two most common partition schemes used on Intel based micro-computer systems are MBR and GPT. Detail about the MBR partition scheme can be found [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record here], and GPT partition scheme can be found at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table]. |
| − | On Linux | + | On most Linux systems, fdisk or parted can be used to create, view, and manage MBR and GPT partition. |
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| + | The task for this assignment is to write a python module which contains the following functions: | ||
| + | * part_scheme() - which when called with a valid physical storage device name, will return the partition scheme used on the device. The return value should only be "None", "MBR", or "GPT" | ||
| + | * mbr_part() - which when called with a valid physical storage device name, will return all the partitions (primary, extended, and logical) found on the device. | ||
| + | * gpt_part() - which when called with a valid physical storage device name, will return all the partitions found on the device. | ||
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Revision as of 23:32, 2 April 2018
Overview
In order to use a physical storage device (e.g. Hard Disk, USB Flash memeory, SSD, etc.), the first step is to create partition(s) on it. There many different ways to partition a physical storage device. The two most common partition schemes used on Intel based micro-computer systems are MBR and GPT. Detail about the MBR partition scheme can be found here, and GPT partition scheme can be found at [1].
On most Linux systems, fdisk or parted can be used to create, view, and manage MBR and GPT partition.
The task for this assignment is to write a python module which contains the following functions:
- part_scheme() - which when called with a valid physical storage device name, will return the partition scheme used on the device. The return value should only be "None", "MBR", or "GPT"
- mbr_part() - which when called with a valid physical storage device name, will return all the partitions (primary, extended, and logical) found on the device.
- gpt_part() - which when called with a valid physical storage device name, will return all the partitions found on the device.
