Partitions
Different Parts of a disk that are for different things
MBR
Can handle 2TB for partitioning
Allows for 4 primary partitions
GPT
The replacement of MBR because it has more space
Supports up to 9.4ZB and 124 partitions
fdisk
The tool for creating partitions
Benefits of partitions
Protects one part from being infected by another
Keeps users from crashing the system by using the same thing at the same time
Mount Point
Directory used to access data on a partition