2006-07-11 11:51:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
This is the default letter designation given to the primary first hard drive of a Microsoft System.
2006-07-11 11:54:31 · answer #1 · answered by Taztug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like others have said, it is your hard drive. The reason it has gotten that designation come from the 80's and 90's. Early computer had floppy drives. These drives were designated by letters. One floppy drive was drive A:. The second would be drive B:. As technology progress PC makers started selling computer with 3 drives. Two floppy drives designated A and B. The third was the hard drive designated C. As time moved on the necessity for the floppy drives dimished but the harddrives kept the C designation.
2006-07-11 18:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The designation "C:" drive dates back to when the "A:" drive was a 3.5 inch floppy and the "B:" drive was a 5.25 inch floppy. The natural progression was to name the hard drive "C:". This is the default hard drive designation for all Microsoft Operating Systems on which the operating system is placed.
2006-07-11 18:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by beachflipflop 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most likly the Hard Drive, but could also be a Flash Drive, Floppy Drive, or a PSP ;)
2006-07-11 18:56:30 · answer #4 · answered by [daniel] 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a hard drive where your info are stored, by default most computer will set the first hard drive as C:
2006-07-11 18:55:18 · answer #5 · answered by Cupcake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By default it is the Hard Drive in your computer. A is usually the Floppy. D is usually the CD.
2006-07-11 18:54:02 · answer #6 · answered by chris42050 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most often, the C drive is your primary (master) hard drive disk in your computer. Commonly has Windows installed to it.
2006-07-11 18:54:25 · answer #7 · answered by lessthanadam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is your hard drive inside your puter. This is where everything is stored inside.
It is diffrentiated from your floppy drive, which is usually "a" drive, and your CD rom drive, as "d", or sometimes a diff. letter in some puters.
2006-07-11 18:58:09 · answer #8 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C drive is your primary hard drive,
where your files, and operation system is installed
2006-07-11 18:54:26 · answer #9 · answered by hugolokony 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the first letter for your primary hard drive, that is designated by your computer operating system (Windows).
2006-07-11 18:55:33 · answer #10 · answered by hirofuri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋