A technician installed a new 2GB hard drive on a server, but it only shows 1.86GB of unformatted space. Which of the following is a reason for the difference?

A. Manufacturers use base 10 instead of base 2 in advertising disk space.
B. A swap file is added to the drive automatically, reducing available disk space.
C. The disk controller maps out a section of hard drive space for diagnostics.
D. Disk drivers consume space of the hard drive.


Answer: A. Manufacturers use base 10 instead of base 2 in advertising disk space.

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