Thanks. So I guess when I see the word 'Image' I should think of the concept of Virtual. And I guess where I don't want to go, the part I don't need to understand, is in the understanding of the hardware implementation of the Images.
On Aug 21, 3:07 pm, Dani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > @What is a mountable disk image? > It's a virtual disk. "Mount a disk image" means that you allow system > to use a virtual disk. In example, you can do a virtual hard drive > image for build a file into your computer with a virtual hard drive. > > @What is a RAM Disk Image? > It is a special kind of virtual disk image. Using a RAM Disk Image, > the virtual image isn't saved on your hard drive -it is saved on > computer's RAM memory. > > @And a SD Card Image? > There are Virtual SD Card Images. Is the same as there are virtual > hard drive images, virtual disket image, virtual CD/DVD image... > > @Is an image just a single file? > Yes! An image keep a drive (like hard drives or DVD's) in a single > file inside your real hard drive. > > @How is this file different from any other? > Using a disk image, you haven't got a real drive: you have a file in > your hard drive emulating a real hard drive. The image disk is > virtual: you haven't bought a drive in your nearest computer store, > you have only saved a file in your computer. > > On 21 ago, 19:30, jtaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What is a mountable disk image? What is a ram disk image? An sd card > > image? Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_imagesaysit's a disk > > image is a > > single file representing a data storage medium, etc. So is an image > > just a single file? How is this file different from any other? > > > - Juan T. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Announcing the new M5 SDK! http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/02/android-sdk-m5-rc14-now-available.html For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
