Question

the partition table located in the first sector of an extended partition is located at sector 821,248 (decimal). the relative sector (the starting sector value for the partition) in this partition table has a hexadecimal value of 00 08 00 00 in little endian. what is the first physical sector number, in decimal, for this logical drive partition?
a. 2048
b. 821,249
c. 4,096,000
d. 823,296

Explanation:

Step1: Reverse little-endian hex

Little-endian 00 08 00 00 → big-endian 00 00 08 00

Step2: Convert hex to decimal

Hex 00000800 = $8 \times 16^2 = 8 \times 256 = 2048$

Step3: Calculate physical sector

Add to base sector: $821248 + 2048 = 823296$

Answer:

d. 823,296